An Act To Create Freedom of Citizen Information Regarding Ballot Questions Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place the following: Sec. 1. 21·A MRSA §901·A is enacted to read: §90l-A. Petition requirements for direct initiatives of legislation The following provisions apply to direct initiatives of legislation under the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part Third, Section 18. 1. QRportunity to read direct initiative summary. A person circulating a petition must provide the voter the opportunity to read the proposed direct initiative summary required by section prior to that voter signing the petition. The summary presented to the voter must be as it appears on a publicly accessible website established by the Secretary of State. Page 1-LR0307(2) COMMITTEE, AMENDMENT
Maine Legislature, Session 122, LD 0929
Committee Amendment CA_A_H412 (House)

COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 648, L.D. 929, Bill, "An 
Act To Create Freedom of Citizen Information Regarding Ballot 
Questions and Political Action Committees" 
Amend the bill by striking out the title and substituting 
the following: 
'An Act To Create Freedom of Citizen Information Regarding Ballot 
Questions' 
Further amend the bill by striking out everything after the 
enacting clause and before the summary and inserting in its place 
the following: 
'Sec. 1. 21·A MRSA §901·A is enacted to read: 
§90l-A. 
Petition requirements for direct initiatives of 
legislation 
The 
following provisions 
apply to direct initiatives of 
legislation under the Constitution of Maine, Article IV, Part 
Third, Section 18. 
1. 
QRportunity to read direct initiative summary. 
A 
person 
circulating 
a 
petition 
must 
provide 
the 
voter 
the 
opportunity 
to 
read 
the 
proposed 
direct 
initiative 
summary 
required 
by 
section 
prior 
to 
that 
voter 
signing 
the 
petition. 
The summary presented to the voter must be as it 
appears 
on 
a 
publicly accessible website established by the 
Secretary of State. 
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COMMITTEE AMENDMENT "A" to H.P. 648, L.D. 929 
2. 
Required statements. 
The 
Secretary of State shall 
include the following statements at the top of the petition to be 
submitted to voters in a type size of no less than 16 points: 
"Freedom of Citizen Information: Before a registered voter 
signs 
any initiative petition. 
signature gatherers 
must 
offer 
the 
voter 
the 
opportunity 
to 
read 
the 
proposed 
initiative summary prepared by the Secretary of State." 
"Ballot questions during the 
.• election 
[most recent 
election 
cycle] 
cost 
taxpayers 
approximately 
$ •••.••.. 
[Secretary of State shall use fiscal information provided by 
the Office of Fiscal and Program Reyiew] each to be placed 
on the ballot, 
As a citizen of Maine. you have a right to 
this information,'" 
SUMMARY 
The 
amendment 
retains 
the 
provisions 
of 
the bill that 
requires circulators of direct initiative petitions to provide 
registered voters the opportunity to read the summary of the 
proposed direct initiative prior to signing the petition and that 
require the petition to include certain statements informing 
potential signers that they must be afforded the opportunity to 
read the summary and of the costs of placing 
questions on a 
ballot. 
This amendment removes all other provisions of the bill. 
COMMITTEE