Voting Saturday on 2 LA Constitutional Amendments

From Rep. Richardson's Office

Vote yes or no on the following: 

CA #1: ACT NO. 537 – Senate Bill No. 5, Regular Session, 2009

    To move the convening of the legislature in annual regular session in even-numbered years to the second Monday in March and in odd-numbered years to the second Monday in April and to change the effective date of legislation enacted at such sessions to August first.  (Amends Article III, Sections 2(A)(3)(a) and (4)(a) and 19)

    The present constitution provides that regular legislative sessions in even-numbered years convene at noon on the last Monday in March, and in odd-numbered years at noon on the last Monday in April.  The proposed constitutional amendment would move the convening of the sessions to the second Monday in March and the second Monday in April, respectively.

    The present constitution also provides that all laws enacted during a regular session of the legislature take effect on August 15th of the calendar year in which the regular session is held unless an earlier or later effective date is specified in the bill. The proposed constitutional amendment would move the default effective date for laws from August 15th to August 1st.

CA #2: ACT NO. 538 – Senate Bill No. 209, Regular Session, 2009

    To provide that the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness shall be in the unclassified service of the state civil service. (Amends Article X, Sections 2(B)(11) and (12); adds Article X, Section 2 (B)(13))

    The present constitution provides that certain specified state and city officers and employees are in the unclassified service. The proposed constitutional amendment would specifically include in the unclassified service the director, deputy director and all employees of the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness.