The second aforestated power reserved by the people
is designated the referendum, and the signatures of
six per centum of the electors shall be required upon a
petition to order the submission to the electors of the
state for their approval or rejection, of any law, section
of any law or any item in any law appropriating money
passed by the General Assembly. No law passed by
the General Assembly shall go into effect until ninety
days after it shall have been filed by the governor in
the office of the secretary of state, except as herein
provided. When a petition, signed by six per centum
of the electors of the state and verified as herein provided,
shall have been filed with the secretary of state
within ninety days after any law shall have been filed
by the governor in the office of the secretary of state,
ordering that such law, section of such law or any item
in such law appropriating money be submitted to the
electors of the state for their approval or rejection, the
secretary of state shall submit to the electors of the
state for their approval or rejection such law, section
or item, in the manner herein provided, at the next succeeding
regular or general election in any year occurring
subsequent to one hundred twenty-five days after
the filing of such petition, and no such law, section or
item shall go into effect until and unless approved by
a majority of those voting upon the same. If, however,
a referendum petition is filed against any such section
or item, the remainder of the law shall not thereby be
prevented or delayed from going into effect.
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