Art. XIX, § 3

Amendments simultaneously submitted by convention and legislature

Structure Amending & Ratifying Art. XIX · Amendments to Constitution

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Any amendment proposed by a constitutional convention relating to the same subject as an amendment proposed by the legislature, coincidently submitted to the people for approval shall, if approved, be deemed to supersede the amendment so proposed by the legislature.

Simplified explanation

When a constitutional convention and the legislature each propose an amendment on the same subject and both are submitted to the people at the same time, the convention's amendment, if approved, supersedes the legislature's.