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yeas and nays, and If the pream-
BILE be adopted by a two-thirds vote
Of all the members Of each house,
1t shall be an emergency law.
(d) GENERAL PROVISIONS
All petitions provided for in this
section shall contain a title tndi:
fh s 1ns ia% or rn eonsttutenai
amendment, or the law, or part OF
q law to be referred, and If
change is proposed in an existing
constituttional provision or statute 3h:
sanae, it shall state the general
effect OF the proposed. change ana
also the full. text Of the proposed
law or amendment to the constitu-
ts Ss Ss e fes ia% or ARpz zrti nta
tive or referendum petition may be
part shall conform to the provi-
sions herein contained. All pet1.:
before person authorized. to adj
minister an oath, and shall be in
such form that person signing
petition thereby states under oath'
d the date h ct his BIZ adauuraeaeas eiso
tor, that he has not previously
and that he has signed the petition
with knowledge of the contents
IuCI0O1s " OdCu pau VI sum
tition shall be attached the affi-
davit of the person before whom
the same. was signed, which aft.
davit shall contain a statement OF
that each of the signatures at
tached to such part was made in
the presence of the aff1ant, that
to the best Of his knowledge ana
belief each signature is the gen
uine signature of the person whose
name 1t purports to be, that he be:
Heves the persons who have signed
such petition to be electors, that
they signed such petition, with
skn9wlsdge Of the contents n;sd thsre f6s
same on the date. stated opposite
his name. The circulation of the
petition provided for herein, or
the prohibition of the circulation
and in case the circulation of any
petition is prohibited by law. the
percentage Of signers required on
any petition, provided for In this
percentage specified in subdivi-
sions a, and Of this section.
The percentage in any case shall!
be based upon the total number OF
votes cast for governor at the next
provided for in this section shall
Contain the signature Of not less
than one-half Of the designated
percentage of the electors in not
less than one-fourth of the coun-
ties of the state. In initiating a
law or constitutional amendment,
electors who have signed the first
shall be qualified to sign the sec
ond petition.
The sufficiency of all petitions
shall be decided by the secretary
of state subject to review by the
court. If the secretary of state
decides that any petition is insult
ficient, he shall permit a reason
able time for making corrections
or for fling additional signatures.
In the event Of legal proceedings
in court to prevent giving effect to
any such petition on account OF
insufficiency, or any other ground,
the burden of proof shall be upon
the person attacking the petition.
No law or amendment to the con-
stitution initiated and approved by
the electors as herein provided,
shall be held unconstitutional or
void on account of the insufficiencY
of any initiative petition: nor shall
the repeal Of any law submitted
by referendum petition. be held in
valid for such insufficiency.
All initiative laws and consti-
tutional amendments shall he so
submitted to the electors As to
permit an affirmative or NEGATIVE
vote upon each ,1eoSlIra S1lhrnit-