Kevin Pearson voted Yea (Passage With Amendment) on this Constitutional Amendment.
Title: Increasing Amount of Allowed Budget Cuts
A vote to amend the Louisiana Constitution to allow up to 10% of the funds to be cut from the budget, while providing that each cut over 5% be approved by the State Legislature.
-Increases the amount of funds that can be cut from the budget from 5% to 10% of the fund from which the cut is being made (Article VII). -Requires each cut over 5% to be approved by a majority of both Houses of the State Legislature (Article VII). -Requires mail-in ballots if cuts are made when the Legislature is out of session (Article VII).
Title: Increasing Amount of Allowed Budget Cuts
NOTE: AN AMENDMENT TO THE CONSTITUTION REQUIRES TWO-THIRDS APPROVAL IN EACH CHAMBER FOR PASSAGE. IT MUST THEN BE APPROVED BY A MAJORITY OF CITIZENS VOTING IN THE NEXT ELECTION TO BE ENACTED.