§ 23-17-45. Publication of initiatives and Legislative Alternatives; inclusion of arguments or explanation; public hearing; notice of hearing
A pamphlet containing a copy of all initiative measures and legislative alternatives, including the ballot title and ballot summary, arguments or explanations for and against each measure and alternative and the fiscal analysis prepared by the chief legislative budget officer shall be compiled by the Secretary of State. The sponsor may prepare the argument or […]
§ 23-17-47. Definitions applicable to §§ 23-17-47 through 23-17-59
For the purposes of Sections 23-17-47 through 23-17-59, the following terms shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section: “Contribution” means any gift, subscription, loan, advance, money or anything of value made by a person or political committee for the purpose of influencing the passage or defeat of a measure on the ballot, […]
§ 23-17-21. Certification of petition by the circuit clerk; fee for filing petition
Before a person may file a petition with the Secretary of State, the petition must be certified by the circuit clerk of each county in which the petition was circulated. The circuit clerk shall certify the signatures of qualified electors of that county and shall state the total number of qualified electors signing the petition […]
§ 23-17-23. Grounds for refusing to file initiative petition
The Secretary of State shall refuse to file any initiative petition being submitted upon any of the following grounds: That the petition is not in the form required by Section 23-17-19; That the petition clearly bears insufficient signatures; That one or more signatures appearing on the petition were obtained in violation of Section 23-17-17(2), Section […]
§ 23-17-25. Procedure to compel Secretary of State to file petition
If the Secretary of State refuses to file an initiative petition when submitted to him for filing, the person submitting it for filing, within ten (10) days after his refusal, may apply to the Supreme Court for an order requiring the Secretary of State to bring the petition before the court and for a writ […]
§ 23-17-27. Failure to appeal, or loss of appeal of, Secretary’s refusal to file petition
If no appeal is taken from the refusal of the Secretary of State to file a petition within the time prescribed, or if an appeal is taken and the Secretary of State is not required to file the petition by the mandate of the Supreme Court, the Secretary of State shall destroy it.
§ 23-17-29. Filing petition with Legislature; adoption, amendment, or rejection of initiative; placement of initiative on ballot; approval of conflicting initiatives
The Secretary of State shall file with the Clerk of the House and the Secretary of the Senate on the first day of the regular legislative session the complete text of each initiative for which a petition has been certified and filed with him. A constitutional initiative may be adopted or amended by a majority […]
§ 23-17-31. Procedure for rejection of measure and adoption of new measure by Legislature; designation of “Alternative Measure No. _________ A”; fiscal analysis
Whenever the Legislature rejects a measure submitted to it by initiative petition and adopts an amendment to the measure proposed by initiative petition, then the Secretary of State shall give the measure adopted by the Legislature the same number as that borne by the initiative measure followed by the letter “A.” Such measure so designated […]
§ 23-17-33. Ballot title and summary for alternative measures
For a measure designated by him as “Alternative Measure No._______________A,” the Secretary of State shall obtain from the Attorney General a ballot title in the manner provided by Section 23-17-9. The ballot title therefor shall be different from the ballot title of the measure in lieu of which it is proposed, and shall indicate, as […]
§ 23-17-35. Form of initiative measure as appearing on ballot
Except in the case of alternative voting on a measure initiated by petition, each measure submitted to the people for approval or rejection shall be so printed on the ballot, under the proper heading, that a voter can, by making one (1) choice, express his approval or rejection of such measure. Substantially the following form […]