TN 2014 ballot measures:
Amendment 1
Abortion
Inserts constitutional language empowering the legislature to enact, amend or
repeal statutes regarding abortion:
Nothing in this Constitution secures or protects a right to abortion or requires
the funding of an abortion. The people retain the right through their elected
state representatives and state senators to enact, amend, or repeal statutes
regarding abortion, including, but not limited to, circumstances of pregnancy
resulting from rape or incest or when necessary to save the life of the mother.
http://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Legislative_Powers_Regarding_Abortion,_Ame
ndment_1_%282014%29
Amendment 2
Judiciary
Empowers the governor to appoint judges subject to confirmation by the general
assembly:
The judges of the Supreme Court shall be elected by the qualified voters of the
state. The Legislature shall have power to prescribe such rules as may be
necessary to carry out the provisions of section two of this article. Judges of the
Supreme Court or any intermediate appellate court shall be appointed for a full
term or to fill a vacancy by and at the discretion of the governor; shall be
confirmed by the Legislature; and thereafter, shall be elected in a retention
election by the qualified voters of the state. Confirmation by default occurs if the
Legislature fails to reject an appointee within sixty calendar days of either the
date of appointment, if made during the annual legislative session, or the
convening date of the next annual legislative session, if made out of session.
The Legislature is authorized to prescribe such provisions as may be necessary
to carry out Sections two and three of this article. Every judge of the Supreme
Court shall be thirty-five years of age, and shall before his election have been a
resident of the state for five years. His term of service shall be eight years.
http://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Judicial_Selection,_Amendment_2_%282014
%29
Amendment 3
Taxes
Prohibits the legislature from levying or permitting any tax upon payroll or
earned personal income:
Notwithstanding the authority to tax privileges or any other authority set forth in
this Constitution, the Legislature shall not levy, authorize or otherwise permit
any state or local tax upon payroll or earned personal income or any state or
local tax measured by payroll or earned personal income; however, nothing
contained herein shall be construed as prohibiting any tax in effect on January 1,
2011, or adjustment of the rate of such tax.
http://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Income_Tax_Prohibition,_Amendment_3_%28
2014%29
Amendment 4
Gambling
Empowers the legislature to permit lotteries for events that benefit 501(c)(3) or
501(c)(19) organizations:
All other forms of lottery not authorized herein are expressly prohibited unless
authorized by a two-thirds vote of all members elected to each house of the
general assembly for an annual event operated for the benefit of a 501(c)(3) or
a 501(c)(19) organization located in this state, as defined by the 2000 United
States Tax Code or as may be amended from time to time., located in this state.
http://ballotpedia.org/Tennessee_Charitable_Gaming,_Amendment_4_%282014
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