History of Actions | Background | Title |
Description: Initiative; Attorney General explain misleading facts in arguments for and against.
1 | 01/07/97 | (H) | Referred To Apportionment and Elections | |
2 | 02/04/97 | (H) | Died In Committee |
Effective date | *V/R App. Req. | |
Disposition | Dead | |
Deadline | General Bill/Constitutional Amendment | |
Revenue | No | |
3/5ths vote required | No |
House Committee:
Principal Author: Horne
Additional Authors: Ford, Huskey
Code Section: A 023-0017-0045
Title: AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 23-17-45, MISSISSIPPI CODE OF 1972, TO PROVIDE THAT THE ATTORNEY GENERAL SHALL REVIEW ARGUMENTS OR EXPLANATIONS FOR AND AGAINST INITIATIVE MEASURES PROPOSED TO AMEND THE MISSISSIPPI CONSTITUTION; TO PROVIDE THAT IF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL DETERMINES THAT ANY SUCH ARGUMENT OR EXPLANATION CONTAINS FACTS OR INFORMATION THAT IS CLEARLY FALSE OR INCORRECT AND IS LIKELY TO MISLEAD THE VOTERS, HE SHALL PREPARE AN EXPLANATORY NOTE IDENTIFYING SUCH FALSE OR INCORRECT FACTS AND INFORMATION; TO PROVIDE THAT THE EXPLANATORY NOTE SHALL BE INCLUDED IN ALL PAMPHLETS AND NOTICES WHERE THE ARGUMENTS OR EXPLANATIONS FOR THE INITIATIVE MEASURE OR ALTERNATIVE APPEARS; AND FOR RELATED PURPOSES.
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