If enacted, this bill would amend current statutes regarding the preparation of descriptive titles for proposed measures and constitutional amendments. Under the current law, the Secretary of State (SOS) and the Attorney General (AG) are responsible for preparing these titles and the accompanying phrases that describe the effects of a "yes" and "no" vote. The bill proposes to transfer this responsibility to the Legislative Council, while also allowing local officials—specifically, city or town clerks or county officers in charge of elections, along with the respective city, town, or county attorneys—to prepare these titles for local measures.

Additionally, the bill removes the requirement for the AG to approve the brief phrases that describe the voting effects, streamlining the process. The language changes would clarify that the Legislative Council or local officials would prepare the necessary titles and phrases, thus altering the current statutory framework to decentralize the responsibility from state-level officials to legislative and local authorities.

Statutes affected:
Introduced Version: 19-125
Senate Engrossed Version: 19-125