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Office

Referendum

Honorific

Referendum - Abbr:

Type

General Election

Filing Deadline

00, 2020 - 12:00pm Central

Polls Open

November 03, 2020 - 07:30am Central

Polls Close

November 03, 2020 - 07:30pm Central

Term Start

November 04, 2020 - 12:00pm

Term End

November 04, 3999 - 12:00pm

Turnout

37.87% Total Population

Contributor

Crimson

Last Modified

Crimson November 18, 2021 09:22pm

Data Sources

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Description

Changes the deadline for filing an initiative to January 15 of election year instead of four months before an election. Requires that referendum or initiative petitions be filed from at least 3/5 of the counties (=45 counties) in the state instead of the previously needed 15 counties (bearing the signature of not less than one-half (1/2) of the designated percentage of the electors of such county.) Requires that a challenge to the sufficiency of a petition be filed by April 15 of election year. Repeals the act that allows the Secretary of State to submit amendments or corrections to the sponsors of petitions before it is place on the ballot. Provides an extension of any deadlines in this section if the deadline falls on a weekend or a holiday. Makes other technical and stylistic changes.

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