‘An Act To Require Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct Initiatives of Legislation’
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Session - 129th Maine Legislature C "A", Filing Number H-600, Sponsored by
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LR 300 Item 2 |
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Amend the resolution by striking out the title and substituting the following:
‘An Act To Require Legal Review To Determine the Constitutionality of Direct Initiatives of Legislation’
Amend the resolution by striking out everything after the title and inserting the following:
Sec. 1. 21-A MRSA §901, sub-§1-A is enacted to read:
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This amendment, which is one of 2 minority reports of the committee, strikes the resolution and replaces it with a bill requiring the Secretary of State and the Attorney General to review the proposed law submitted with an application for a direct initiative of legislation to determine whether it conflicts with the Constitution of Maine or the United States Constitution. If the Secretary of State or the Attorney General determines that a conflict exists, that official must provide a written opinion describing the conflict to the applicant within 15 business days after the direct initiative application was received by the Secretary of State. The applicant may submit a new draft of the proposed law to the Secretary of State in response to the written opinion.