This bill modifies provisions governing statewide initiatives.
This bill:
- increases the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to the Legislature from 4% to 8%;
- equalizes the percentage described above with the percentage of legal signatures a person must obtain to have an initiative submitted to a vote of the people;
- requires an initiative not enacted by the Legislature to automatically be submitted to a vote of the people at the next regular general election; and
- makes conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-7-201, 20A-7-208