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| D.__Two summaries, up to 500 words each, one in support of | and one in opposition to each proposal, of written comments | filed with the election officer by 45 days before the | election.__A summary may not mention names of persons or | private groups, nor any endorsements of or resolutions | against the proposal.__Measure representatives following | these rules shall write this summary for their proposal.__ | The election officer shall maintain and accurately summarize | all other relevant written comments. |
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| Except by later voter approval, if an increase in revenue exceeds | any estimate prepared under paragraph C for the same fiscal year, | the tax increase is thereafter reduced in proportion to the | amount of the excess, and the excess revenue that was collected | must be refunded in the next fiscal year.__Ballot questions for | revenue increases must begin:__"Shall (specify district) revenues | be increased (amount of first or, if phased in, full fiscal year | dollar increase) annually...?" |
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| | 6.__Costs.__The State shall reimburse municipalities for the | following costs: |
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| A.__The costs of any election under this section and | providing the notice required under subsection 5 if the | election provides for a state tax increase; and |
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| B.__The cost of one local district election per year under | this section if that election occurs during a regular | election. |
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| §2044.__Expenditure limitations |
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| | 1.__State expenditure limitation.__Beginning with the first | fiscal year that begins after this section takes effect, the | maximum annual percentage change in state fiscal year spending in | the categories specified in this subsection equals the inflation | adjustment factor plus the population adjustment factor and any | increases attributable to measures approved under section 2043.__ | This limitation must be calculated separately for the following | categories: |
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| C.__Quasi-governmental agencies and Other Special Revenue | funds, for which separate individual limitations must be |
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