And once again, most of them will do it having read just one sentence about what they’re voting on — the sentence printed on the ballot itself. State law requires only that the ballot display a short referendum question precededby the words “Constitutional Amendment.” The actual text of the amendment, the language that will become part of our state’s founding document if voters approve it, doesn’t appear on the ballot. A one-line referendum question at the ballot box does the opposite: It compresses a serious constitutional question into a soundbite. They deserve the best chance to read what they’re really voting on, not just a referendum question and not just on request.