§ 1844. Publication in newspapers; ballots
The secretary of state shall between September 25 and October 1 in any year in which a vote on ratification of an article of amendment is taken, prepare copies of the proposal of amendment and forward them, with a summary of proposed changes, for publication to the principal daily newspapers published in the state, as determined by the secretary of state; and the proposal shall be so published once each week for three successive weeks in each of the papers at the expense of the state. He shall cause ballots to be prepared for a vote by the freemen upon the proposal of amendment. (Added 1971, No. 211 (Adj. Sess.), § 2, eff. April 3, 1972; amended 1981, No. 239 (Adj. Sess.), § 35.)