(HB 1090)
Ballot measure explanations.
Section
1.
That
§
12-13-9
be amended to read as follows:
12-13-9.
Before the third Tuesday in May, the attorney general shall deliver to the secretary of
state an attorney general's statement for each proposed amendment to the Constitution
and
,
each
initiated measure
, and any referred measure from an odd year
. The attorney general's statement for
each referred measure
from an even year
shall be delivered to the secretary of state before the
second Tuesday in July. The attorney general's statement shall consist of the title, the explanation,
and a clear and simple recitation of the effect of a "Yes" or "No" vote. The explanation shall be an
objective, clear
,
and simple summary to educate the voters of the purpose and effect of the
proposed amendment to the Constitution, the initiated measure, or the referred law. The attorney
general shall include a description of the legal consequences of the proposed amendment, the
initiated measure, or the referred law, including the likely exposure of the state to liability if the
proposed amendment, the initiated measure, or the referred law is adopted. The explanation may
not exceed two hundred words in length. On the printed ballots, the title shall be followed by the
explanation and the explanation shall be followed by the recitation.
Section
2.
That
§
12-13-9.1
be amended to read as follows:
12-13-9.1.
The secretary of state shall,
within five days of
immediately upon
delivery from the
attorney general, make the attorney general's statement for each proposed amendment to the
Constitution, each initiated measure, and each referred law available to any person upon request.
Section
3.
That chapter
12-13
be amended by adding thereto a NEW SECTION to read as
follows: