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(a) Before any initiative petition or referendum petition ordering a vote upon any amendment or act shall be circulated for obtaining signatures of petitioners, the sponsors shall file the original draft with the Secretary of State.
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(b) The original draft shall include:
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(1) The full text of the proposed measure;
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(2) A ballot title for the proposed measure; and
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(3) A popular name for the proposed measure.
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(c) The Secretary of State shall return to the sponsor a file-marked copy of the original draft that shall serve as evidence that the original draft was filed in compliance with this section.
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(d) The sponsor may begin circulating an initiative petition or referendum petition upon receipt of the file-marked copy under subsection (c) of this section.
