Constitution, Art. X, §4-A is enacted to read:

Section 4-A.__Direct initiation of amendments to Constitution.__ The electors may initiate proposals to the Legislature to amend the Constitution as provided in this section.

1.__Petition procedure.__The electors commence direct initiation of a constitutional amendment by a petition addressed to the Legislature or to either branch of the Legislature and filed in the office of the Secretary of State.__The number of signatures on the petition must be at least 10% of the total number of votes cast for Governor in the last gubernatorial election preceding the filing of the petition.__The date each signature is made must be written next to the signature, and any signature older than one year from the date the petition is filed is not valid.

2.__Referral of amendment to electors.__An amendment to the Constitution initiated by the electors must be submitted to the electors for approval at the next statewide election.__If 2/3 of the votes are in favor of the proposed amendment to the Constitution, it must be submitted to the Legislature for ratification.

3.__Ratification by Legislature.__If the amendment to the Constitution is approved by the voters, the Legislature shall vote on ratification of that amendment within 60 days of convening at the next regular session.__The amendment to the Constitution must be presented for ratification first in the House of Representatives and then in the Senate.__Ratification of the amendment to the Constitution requires a majority vote of the entire membership in each House.__If the Legislature adjourns without voting on ratification, the Governor shall call the Legislature into special session within 30 days of adjournment for the purpose of voting on ratification.

4.__Presentment to Governor.__If ratified by the Legislature, the amendment to the Constitution must be presented to the Governor for approval.__If approved and signed by the Governor, the amendment to the Constitution takes effect immediately.__If not approved, the Governor shall return the amendment to the Constitution, with objections noted, to the House of Representatives.__The process for reconsideration by the Legislature is the same as that provided in Article IV, Part Third, Section 2 for bills, except that a majority vote of both Houses is required to pass the amendment to the Constitution over