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SUFFRAGE AND ELECTIONS ___ Law (1) idaho: The state constitution guarantees the power of referendum as pro- vided for by law, but the constitution declares that anything submitted must meet the approval of a majority of the aggregate vote cast for governor at that election (10 per cent of the vote cast for governor at the next preceding general election). (2) utah: The state constitution guarantees the power of referendum as pro- vided for by law (10 per cent of vote cast for governor at next preceding general election). APPENDIX III signature requirements of the initiative power listed by percentages 3% (1) massachusetts: of "qualified voters," based on "entire vote cast for Governor." (2) ohio: of the "electors." If not passed by the legislature a second petition of 3 per cent is required to get the proposal on the ballot. The signatures must come from not less than one-half the counties with not less than one-half of the required percentage of the electors of such county. The 3 per cent is based on the number of votes cast for the office of governor at the preceding election. 5% (1) south dakota: of the "qualified electors" based on the total number of votes cast for governor at the preceding election. (2) missouri: of the "legal voters," in each of two-thirds of the congressional districts in the State, based on the total vote for governor at the preceding election. 7% (1) nebraska: of the "electors" of the State (with at least 5 per cent from each of two-fifths of the counties) based on the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last election. 8% (1) michigan: of the "registered voters" based on the vote cast for governor at the last election. (2) oregon: of the "legal voters" based on the whole number of votes cast for Justice of the Supreme Court at the last election. (3) oklahoma: of "legal voters" based on the total votes cast at the last general election for the state office receiving the highest vote. (4) arkansas: of "legal voters," with the signatures from at least 15 counties with not less than one-half of the designated percentage of the electors of each county, based on the total number of votes cast for governor at the last election. (5) california: of the "qualified electors" based on all votes cast for all candi- dates for governor at the last election. (6) montana: of the "legal voters," provided two-fifths of the whole number of counties each furnish 8 per cent of the voters in such county, based on the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last election. (7) colorado: of the "legal voters," based on the whole number of votes cast for secretary of state at the last election. 10% (1) alaska: of "qualified voters" resident in at least two-thirds of the election districts, based on the number of persons who voted in the preceding general election. (2) nevada: of "qualified voters" of not less than 75 per cent of the counties, based on the total number of votes cast at the last general election. (3) arizona: of the "qualified electors" based on the whole number of votes cast for all candidates for governor at the last general election. (4) maine: of the "electors" based on the total vote cast for governor at the last election. (5) washington: of the "legal voters" based on the whole number of votes cast for governor at the last election, but in no case more than 50,000 voters. 94 |
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Constitutional Revision Study Documents of the Constitutional Convention Commission, 1968
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