Governor Brewer Calls Ninth Special SessionOn August 5, Governor Jan Brewer issued a call to the 49th Legislature to convene a Ninth Special Session beginning at 3 p.m. on Monday, August 9. Her proclamation directs that the legislature consider A legislative referendum for the November 2, 2010 general election proposing an amendment to the Arizona Constitution guaranteeing the right of individuals to vote by secret ballot where local, state or federal law requires designations or authorizations for employee representation. The focus of the Governor’s call is SCR 1026, a ballot measure that primarily deals with secret ballots in order to unionize. Although the legislature passed the referral last year, the Arizona Supreme Court ordered its removal from November’s General Election ballot, declaring that it violated the single subject rule. The special session is intended to address its legal deficiencies.
What is the Single Subject Rule?
The Single Subject Rule is found in Arizona Constitution Article IV, Part 2, Section 13.
13. Subject and title of bills
Section 13. Every act shall embrace but one subject and matters properly connected therewith, which subject shall be expressed in the title; but if any subject shall be embraced in an act which shall not be expressed in the title, such act shall be void only as to so much thereof as shall not be embraced in the title.
In other words, the initiative may only address a single question. Arizona is one of 14 states with the single-subject rule.
Source: P.L.A.N.
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