JOINT RESOLUTION TO APPROVE AND PUBLISH AND SUBMIT TO THE ELECTORS A PROPOSITION OF AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION OF THE STATE (GOVERNOR AND LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR TO APPEAR JOINTLY ON THE BALLOT) (Amends the constitution so that in the year 2022 and thereafter, candidates for the office of governor and lieutenant governor would form joint candidacies so that voters cast a single vote for a candidate for governor and lieutenant governor.)
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in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2017
Committee Review
Floor Vote
Governor
Introduced Feb 1, 2017
Last action Apr 12, 2017
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Apr 12, 2017
Legislature · Passed
04/12/2017 Committee recommended measure be held for further study
legislature
Feb 1, 2017
Committee
02/01/2017 Introduced, referred to Senate Special Legislation and Veterans Affairs
legislature
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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