HB3280 Summary

• Requires constitutional amendment proposals to be submitted on a single "Official Ballot" with candidate names, rather than on a separate ballot, with amendments printed at the top preceding all nominations.

• Mandates Secretary of State publish proposed amendments in at least one secular newspaper of general circulation (and its digital equivalent) in every county at least 2 months before the election, with additional publications in counties with multiple newspapers and populations over 500,000.

• Changes the notice on constitutional amendment ballots from "CONSTITUTION BALLOT" to "CONSTITUTION AMENDMENT" and requires it to be included with the ballot rather than printed on the back or outside.

• Specifies that amendment propositions must be printed on plain white paper with no shading, highlighting, or distinct markings and must include the official title of the constitutional section being added or amended.

• Updates Election Code references from "Act concerning elections" to "Election Code" and removes language concerning separate blue ballots for constitutional amendments.