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By default, ballot intiatives, once enacted, can't be repealed or changed by the legislature. When a proposition has historically allowed for legislative editi
by tomjakubowski 6y ago
By default, ballot intiatives, once enacted, can't be repealed or changed by the legislature. When a proposition has historically allowed for legislative editing, it's typically to allow for unthought of edge cases to be handled without going again through the ballot prop process. Far as I know, of propositions that allow for legislative editing, requiring a 7/8th majority is unprecedented.
The legislature can always work around this, however, with a simple majority, by passing a proposed constitutional amendment to be approved by referendum.