Lawmaker wants ‘fair’ ballot language
Last month, numerous Greene County voters said they stood in polling booths, puzzled about what a county ballot initiative meant.
Some told reporters they had no idea what they voted for or against because the ballot language for Question 1 read like a section of law only discernable with a copy of the state constitution handy.
Sen. Jack Goodman, R-Mount Vernon, wants to reform the way ballot questions are presented to voters by giving them a “fair” interpretation of what current laws mean and how they would be altered under the proposed changes.