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This bill proposes changes to Connecticut state law regarding the process of creating and approving explanatory texts for proposed constitutional amendments. Currently, the Office of Legislative Research prepares explanatory texts for proposed constitutional amendments, but under this bill, the joint standing committee responsible for constitutional amendments would be granted two new powers: first, the ability to directly amend the explanatory text prepared by the Office of Legislative Research before approving it, and second, the requirement that such amendments and final approval must be done through a unanimous committee vote. This means that all members of the committee must agree on any changes to the explanatory text and on its final version before it can be distributed to the public by the Secretary of the State. The purpose of these changes appears to be to give the legislative committee more direct control over the explanatory language that will help voters understand proposed constitutional amendments, while ensuring that any modifications have broad consensus within the committee.

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