When a proposed constitutional amendment or other public measure to be decided by the voters of the entire state is to be voted upon, the state commissioner shall prepare a written summary of the amendment or measure including the number of the amendment or statewide public measure assigned by the state commissioner. The summary shall be printed immediately preceding the text of the proposed amendment or measure on the paper ballot referred to in section 49.43 and, in precincts where the amendment or measure will be voted on by machine, shall be placed in the voting machine inserts as required by section 52.25.
The commissioner may prepare a summary for public measures if the commissioner finds that a summary is needed to clarify the question to the voters.
[C73, § 49.43; C75, 77, 79, 81, § 49.44; 81 Acts, ch 34, § 27]
89 Acts, ch 136, §38
Referred to in § 52.25, 145A.7, 468.184, 468.259
Constitution, Art. X, § 1
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