What to know about the constitutional changes on Louisiana's ballot this month

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

55% : Procopio said the state constitution currently allows the Llegislature to access those funds in two circumstances: once the fund hits $5 billion, they can spend 10% of it on infrastructure improvements; or, in the case of an emergency, they can spend the money with a two-thirds majority vote.
54% : Louisianans will soon decide whether to accept another four amendments to the state constitution, after voters overwhelmingly agreed to sweeping constitutional changes in October.
43% : Amendment 1For decades, state legislators did not need to worry about the veto override rules laid out in the 1974 Louisiana Constitution - until 2021, they never held a veto session.

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