Proposing an amendment to the Minnesota constitution, article IV to provide for enactment or repeal of laws by initiative and referendum, procedure; "Initiative and Referendum Implementation Act"; establishing procedures for initiative and referendum; defining certain terms; requiring and providing for the filing of a declaration with the secretary of state before petition circulation, specifying certain content requirements, requiring forwarding of a copy to and sponsor consultation with the revisor of statutes, specifying certain duties of the revisor and the secretary of state; specifying official ballot measure petition
content and signature requirements and secretary of state website maintenance and petition verification and certification duties; restricting the time and place of circulation and providing for voluntary abandonment; providing for placement on the ballot, voting and canvassing, restricting initiative and referendum measures to the general election; allowing simultaneous petitions, restriction; providing for the resolution of conflicts between apparently conflicting measures; providing for publication of measures by the revisor; regulating related literature and paid advertisements in newspapers, periodicals or magazines and on radio or television; specifying certain prohibitions; providing for judicial review of certain matters in the Ramsey county district court; requiring copies to county election officials for public availability purposes; requiring secretary of state publication of an electronic voter guide
for each ballot measure; requiring and providing for the placement of ballot questions on the pink ballot
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