consideration under this section, then the Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall provide blanks for the use of subsequent
signers and shall print at the top of each blank the names of
the first 10 originators and a fair, concise summary, as
determined by the Secretary of the Commonwealth, of the proposed
measure as the summary will appear on the ballot.
(3) The Department of State shall, within 10 days of the
certification of an initiative or referendum petition upon which
the required number of signatures has been affixed, prepare an
explanation or argument, or both, for and also an explanation or
argument, or both, against the same. The Secretary of the
Commonwealth shall then publish the summary and explanations and
arguments, together with the entire text of the measure, in as
many newspapers of general circulation as deemed by the
Secretary of the Commonwealth to be sufficient to give notice
throughout this Commonwealth at least 20 days before the
election in which the measure is presented to the electors. This
information shall also be made available to the general public
in printed form.
(4) The Secretary of the Commonwealth shall certify no more
than two initiatives or two referendum measures in an election.
Each measure shall be limited to only one subject. If more than
two measures are submitted to the Secretary of the Commonwealth,
the two measures with the largest numbers of signatures shall be
certified. If two or more measures are substantially similar in
subject matter, whether or not they conflict, only the measure
with the largest number of signatures shall be certified.
(5) No more than three initiative and three referendum
measures may be certified by the Secretary of the Commonwealth
in any two-year period.
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