This bill modifies provisions relating to statewide initiatives and statewide referenda. This bill: - defines terms; - requires the Office of Legislative Research and General Counsel to draft an impartial petition summary of:a law proposed by a statewide initiative; ora law that a statewide referendum seeks to overturn; - establishes requirements and procedures for drafting and for challenging a petition summary; - requires that the petition summary is included with the signature packets for a statewide initiative or a statewide referendum and provides that a petition signer may read the petition summary rather than the entire text of the law that is the subject of the petition; - provides that an individual who signs an initiative packet or a referendum packet must read the entire statement included with the packet; - provides that the attestation relating to reading a statement provided with an initiative packet or a referendum packet or reading the law to which the initiative or referendum relates, does not require an attestation that the individual understands the statement or law; and - makes technical and conforming changes.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 20A-7-101, 20A-7-104, 20A-7-105, 20A-7-202.7, 20A-7-203, 20A-7-204, 20A-7-204.1, 20A-7-209, 20A-7-215, 20A-7-216, 20A-7-303, 20A-7-304, 20A-7-304.5, 20A-7-308, 20A-7-313, 20A-7-314