52.25 - SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT OR PUBLIC MEASURE.
52.25 SUMMARY OF AMENDMENT OR PUBLIC MEASURE.
1. The question of a constitutional convention, amendments, and
public measures including bond issues may be voted on ballots in the
following manner:
a. The entire convention question, amendment, or public
measure shall be printed and displayed prominently in at least one
place within the voting precinct, and inside each voting booth, the
printing to be in conformity with the provisions of chapter 49.
b. The question, amendment, or measure, and summaries
thereof, shall be printed on the ballots. In no case shall the font
size be less than ten point type.
2. The public measure shall be summarized by the commissioner,
except that:
a. In the case of the question of a constitutional
convention, or of an amendment or measure to be voted on in the
entire state, the summary shall be worded by the state commissioner
of elections as required by section 49.44.
b. In the case of a public question to be voted on in a
political subdivision lying in more than one county, the summary
shall be worded by the commissioner responsible under section 47.2
for conducting that election. Section History: Early Form
[C62, 66, 71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, § 52.25] Section History: Recent Form
88 Acts, ch 1119, §25; 2002 Acts, ch 1134, §52, 115; 2007 Acts, ch
59, §16, 19; 2007 Acts, ch 190, §32; 2008 Acts, ch 1032, §201; 2009
Acts, ch 57, §56; 2009 Acts, ch 133, §15
Referred to in § 49.43, 364.2