The same ballot measure can be summarized in rival framing accounts

Evidence

The sponsors of the bill have suggested the following sumary to me: “This measure amends Section 7 of Chapter 55 of the General Lava (Ter. Ed.) which prohibits ‘business corporations., banks, public utility companies and certain others from making political contributions, so that labor unions and any person acting in behalf of a labor union are also prohibited from making political contributions.” … Mr. Bove of the Federation of Labor suggested a different suimary to me in his letter: “This measure makes labor unions the only group of unincorporated associations forbidden from making political cqntributions of any kind—even on questions that materially affect the interests of the unions or their members. It also prohibits under threat of criminal penalties any political contributions by individuals acting on behalf of labor unions.” — Henry M. Hart, Jr. and Albert M. Sacks, The Legal Process, 3367

Categorization

• DEFINE: Illustrates that the ‘fair concise summary’ duty is a contested interpretive act where framing choices carry political stakes — the two summaries differ in neutrality and completeness.
• SEED: An essay angle: ballot-summary drafting as a hidden arena where bureaucrats exercise interpretive power — the Attorney General’s ‘neutral’ summary is itself an argument about what the measure does.
• XREF: connects to: Voter preferences respond to framing even when expected values are equal; Framing the same policy goal differently shifts public support by nine points — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2456; One ambiguous murder can be mobilized by rival political narratives to serve opposite agendas (+3 more)

Broader Connections

• Framing the same policy goal differently shifts public support by nine points #exemplifies (0.90) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2456
• Voter preferences respond to framing even when expected values are equal #epitomizes (0.85)
• Identical crime statistics produce opposite policy preferences when reframed #exemplifies (0.85) — John T. Jost and Jim Sidanius, Political Psychology, 2482
• One ambiguous murder can be mobilized by rival political narratives to serve opposite agendas #exemplifies (0.78)
• Identical survey responses can stem from opposite interpretations #expands (0.75) — Bob Altemeyer, The Authoritarian Specter, 3977