Plain English Breakdown
The official summary confirms enactment but does not provide a specific effective date or implementation timeline.
Modernizing the Ballot Information Booklet Rules
This law updates the rules for writing the ballot information booklet to use modern language and removes old, repeated words.
What This Bill Does
- Updates statutory requirements for the ballot information booklet to match modern drafting practices.
- Removes outdated and redundant language from the required text of the booklet.
- Repeals obsolete rules about money transfers to and from the ballot information publication and distribution revolving fund for state fiscal years 2007-08 through 2010-11.
Who It Names or Affects
- State officials responsible for creating or managing the statutory requirements of the ballot information booklet
Terms To Know
- Ballot Information Booklet
- A document with required text about candidates and measures on an election ballot.
- Revolving Fund
- The specific fund mentioned in the law for publishing and distributing the booklet, which had old transfer rules repealed.
Limits and Unknowns
- The official summary does not specify an effective date.
- The text does not list exactly which words are considered outdated or redundant.