La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1299.1
Question or proposition to be voted on; length
Louisiana · Louisiana Revised Statutes Title 18 — Louisiana Election Code · Status: effective
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- La. Rev. Stat. § 18:1299.1, Question or proposition to be voted on; length, Louisiana, version 1 as recorded 2026-10-04, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/2702108
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A. The preparation of a question or proposition to be submitted to the voters at an election shall be the responsibility of the governing authority or other entity calling the election or submitting the question or proposition. The proposition shall be comprised of simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language and be in the form of a question. The proposition shall not exceed two hundred words in length and shall not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type. The governing authority or other entity shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition is comprised of simple, unbiased, concise, and easily understood language.
B. The secretary of state shall be responsible for ensuring that the proposition does not exceed two hundred words in length, does not include words that are struck through, underscored, or in boldface type, and is in the form of a question.