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HB0044

Election Law - Petitions and Ballot Questions - Contents, Plain Language Requirement, and Procedures

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Altering the information that is required to be included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and with a question on the ballot; requiring that a certain summary included on the signature page of a petition seeking to place a question on the ballot and a certain statement about a question on the ballot be written in plain language; requiring certain boards of elections to post the text of ballot measures for at least 90 days before the general election; etc.

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  1. In the Senate - First Reading Senate Rules