§1299.1. Question or proposition to be voted on; length

            A. The preparation of a 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 proposition shall be comprised of simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language and be in the form of a question. The proposition shall not exceed two hundred words in length and shall not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type. The governing authority or other entity shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition is comprised of simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language.

            B. The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition does not exceed two hundred words in length, does not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type, and is in the form of a question.

            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; Acts 2012, No. 138, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2013; Acts 2014, No. 60, §1, eff. May 16, 2014; Acts 2025, No. 386, §1.