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Amend CSSB 488 (Senate committee printing) as follows:
(1) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 273.101(b), Election Code (page 1, lines 56-57), strike "is misleading or inaccurate" and substitute "substantially submits the question with such definiteness and certainty that the voters are not misled".
(2) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 273.101(c), Election Code (page 1, line 59), strike "is misleading or inaccurate" and substitute "fails to substantially submit the question with such definiteness and certainty that the voters are not misled".
(3) In SECTION 4 of the bill, in added Section 273.101(d), Election Code (page 2, lines 6-7), strike "is misleading or inaccurate" and substitute "fails to substantially submit the question with such definiteness and certainty that the voters are not misled".
(4) In SECTION 4 of the bill, following added Section 273.104, Election Code (page 2, between lines 8 and 9), insert the following:
Sec. 273.102. RULES. The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
(5) In the recital to SECTION 8 of the bill (page 2, line 59), strike "Section 277.005" and substitute "Sections 277.005 and 277.006".
(6) In SECTION 8 of the bill, strike added Section 277.005(a), Election Code (page 2, lines 62-63), and substitute the following:
(a) The secretary of state shall prescribe the form and content for a petition related to a city charter amendment or city initiative or referendum election.
(7) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 277.005(c), Election Code (page 3, line 2), strike "an officially" and substitute "a".
(8) In SECTION 8 of the bill, in added Section 277.005(c), Election Code (page 3, line 4), strike "officially".
(9) In SECTION 8 of the bill, following added Section 277.005, Election Code (page 3, between lines 4 and 5), insert the following:
Sec. 277.006. RULES. The secretary of state may adopt rules as necessary to implement this subchapter.
(10) Add the following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill:
SECTION ____. Subchapter E, Chapter 51, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 51.080 to read as follows:
Sec. 51.080. PUBLICATION OF INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM BALLOT PROPOSALS. (a) This section applies to a municipality for which a petition may be submitted requesting an election on an amendment to the municipality's charter or a voter-initiated initiative or referendum.
(b) In addition to any other notice or publication requirements, a municipality shall publish the ballot proposition language to be voted on at an election described by Subsection (a) not later than the 109th day before the date of the election.
(c) The municipality must provide on its website in an easily accessible location a clear and concise explanation of the process used to submit a petition requesting an election on an amendment to the municipality's charter or a voter-initiated initiative or referendum.
(11) Renumber remaining SECTIONS of the bill accordingly.