Office of the Revisor of Statutes
SF 2883
Introduction - 88th Legislature (2013 - 2014)
Posted on 09/03/2014 09:31 a.m.
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A bill for an act
relating to constitutional amendments; codifying the authority for the legislature
to provide a title for a constitutional amendment; amending Minnesota Statutes
2012, section 204D.15, subdivision 1.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF MINNESOTA:
Section 1.
Minnesota Statutes 2012, section 204D.15, subdivision 1, is amended to read:
Subdivision 1.
Titles for constitutional amendments.
The new text begin legislature may provide
an appropriate title for each question printed on the state general election ballot. If the
legislature does not provide a title, then the new text end secretary of state shall provide an appropriate
title for each question printed on the deleted text begin pinkdeleted text end new text begin state general election new text end ballot. deleted text begin Thedeleted text end new text begin A new text end title new text begin provided
by the secretary of state new text end shall be approved by the attorney generaldeleted text begin , anddeleted text end new text begin . A title provided
by the legislature or secretary of statenew text end shall consist of not more than one printed line
above the question to which it refers. At the top of the ballot just below the heading, a
conspicuous notice shall be printed stating that a voter's failure to vote on a constitutional
amendment has the effect of a negative vote.
new text begin EFFECTIVE DATE. new text end
new text begin
This section is effective the day following final enactment.
new text end