Louisiana Statutes § 18:1299.1 Question or proposition to be voted on; lengthVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024
This is an older version of § 18:1299.1 Question or proposition to be voted on; length which we archived on October 30, 2024.
Statute Text
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.
B.
The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition complies with the requirements of this Section.
History
Amended by Acts 2014 , No. 60 , s. 1 , eff. 5/16/2014 .
Added by Acts 1983, No. 519, §1, eff. 7/8/1983 ; Acts 1993, No. 426, §1, eff. 1/1/1994 ; Acts 2003, No. 1220, §1, eff. 1/1/2004 ; Acts 2008, No. 136, §1, eff. 6/6/2008 ; Acts 2012 , No. 138 , § 2 , eff. 1/1/2013 .