The secretary of state shall fix and declare the number of the referendum petition and the popular name of the law to which it refers and by which it shall be designated on the ballot. History: 1953 Comp., § 3-17-9, enacted by Laws 1969, ch. 240, § 394. ANNOTATIONSAm. Jur. 2d, A.L.R. and C.J.S. references. — 42 Am. Jur. 2d Initiative and Referendum § 46. Construction and application of constitutional or statutory requirement as to short title, ballot title, or explanation of nature of proposal and initiative, referendum, or recall petition, 106 A.L.R. 555. 82 C.J.S. Statutes §§ 134, 139.
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