2009 Louisiana Laws TITLE 18 Louisiana election code :: RS 18:1299.1 Statement of question or proposition to be voted on; statement length

§1299.1.  Statement of question or proposition to be voted on; statement length

A.  The preparation of the statement of any question or proposition to be submitted to the voters at an election shall be the responsibility of the governing authority or other entity calling the election or submitting the question or proposition.  The statement of the proposition shall also include a simple and unbiased concise summary in easily understood language which sets forth the substance of the proposition.  The statement of the proposition, including the summary, shall not exceed four hundred words in length.  Such summary shall be placed at the beginning of the statement of the proposition.

B.  The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the statement of the proposition contains the summary as provided in Subsection A of this Section.

Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. July 8, 1983; Acts 1993, No. 426, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 1994; Acts 2003, No. 1220, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. June 6, 2008.