For years, advocacy groups have fought to change the beginning date of the Legislature from Martin Luther King Jr. Day - the third Monday in January. If the amendment passes, the Legislature will start on fourth Monday of January, and the Legislature also will observe Presidents Day.

Amendment B would allow the state to put severance tax revenue, generated from oil, gas and mineral drilling and mining, in a trust fund and use only the interest from the account for the state's general fund. The move has been heralded by many taxpayer advocacy groups and the state treasurer as a financially prudent measure.

While no amendment this year had an argument against it in the Voter Information Pamphlet, many people have raised issues about Amendment E, which would allow the state to use school trust funds to buy the stock of private companies.

Amendment A would change the wording of the Constitution to ensure that if the governor leaves office, the lieutenant governor becomes the governor instead of just acting as governor. Amendment D would allow the Legislature a full year after census numbers come out to redistrict.