AJR 129

The constitution prohibits the governor, when approving an appropriation bill

in part, from creating a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the

enrolled bill, and from creating a new sentence by combining parts of two or more

sentences of the enrolled bill. The constitution does not restrict the county chief

executive officer, when approving an appropriation in part, from creating a new word

by rejecting individual letters in the words of the resolution or ordinance, nor does

it prohibit creating a new sentence by combining parts of one or more sentences of

a resolution or ordinance.

This constitutional amendment prohibits the county chief executive officer

from creating a new word by rejecting individual letters in the words of the resolution

or ordinance and from creating a new sentence by combining parts of one or more

sentences of the resolution or ordinance. This amendment also prohibits the

governor from creating a new sentence by combining parts of one or more sentences

of an enrolled bill.

A proposed constitutional amendment requires adoption by two successive

legislatures, and ratification by the people, before it can become effective.