SB 5001-S - DIGEST

(DIGEST OF PROPOSED 1ST SUBSTITUTE)

     Authorizes initiative and referendum petitions to be prepared on paper of eight and one half inches in width and eleven inches in length.

     Deletes the previous requirement for petitions to be prepared on paper of eleven inches in width and fourteen inches in length.

     Directs the secretary of state to adopt rules establishing readability standards, including, but not limited to, the minimum font size of the text used on the petitions.