Text: HF00115 Text: HF00117 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
PAG LIN 1 1 Section 1. Section 13.2, Code 1999, is amended by adding 1 2 the following new subsection: 1 3 NEW SUBSECTION. 14. Assist the state commissioner of 1 4 elections in preparing written summaries of constitutional 1 5 amendments or other public measures as required by section 1 6 49.44. 1 7 Sec. 2. Section 49.43, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 1999, 1 8 is amended to read as follows: 1 9 Constitutional amendments and other public measuresmayto 1 10 be decided by the voters of the entire state shall be 1 11 summarized by the state commissioner as provided insections1 12 section 49.44and. Other public measures shall be summarized 1 13 by the commissioner as provided in section 52.25. 1 14 Sec. 3. Section 49.44, unnumbered paragraph 3, Code 1999, 1 15 is amended to read as follows: 1 16 The commissionermayshall prepare a summary for public 1 17 measuresif the commissioner finds that a summary is needed to1 18clarifyfor the purpose of clarifying the question to the 1 19 voters. The summary describing the constitutional amendment 1 20 or public measure shall be written using terminology easily 1 21 understandable to the general public. The state commissioner 1 22 shall receive assistance from the office of attorney general 1 23 in preparing the written summary. 1 24 Sec. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY. This Act, being 1 25 deemed of immediate importance, takes effect upon enactment 1 26 and applies to elections held on or after the effective date 1 27 of this Act. 1 28 EXPLANATION 1 29 This bill requires the state commissioner of elections to 1 30 prepare a written summary of any constitutional amendment or 1 31 other public measure to be voted on statewide. Current law 1 32 leaves preparation of such a summary to the discretion of the 1 33 state commissioner. 1 34 The bill requires that the summary be written using 1 35 terminology easily understood by the general public. The bill 2 1 requires the attorney general to assist the state commissioner 2 2 in preparing the summary. 2 3 LSB 1202HH 78 2 4 sc/cf/24.1
Text: HF00115 Text: HF00117 Text: HF00100 - HF00199 Text: HF Index Bills and Amendments: General Index Bill History: General Index
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