California Elections Code

§ 9001

ELEC § 9001 Effective Jan 1, 2016Div. 9 · Ch. 1 · Art. 1

Statute text

(a)Before the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition for signatures, the text of the proposed measure shall be submitted to the Attorney General with a written request that a circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure be prepared. The electors presenting the request shall be known as the “proponents.” The Attorney General shall preserve the written request until after the next general election.

(b)Each and every proponent of a proposed initiative measure shall, at the time of submitting the text of the proposed measure, provide both of the following:

(1)An original signed certification stating that “I, (insert name), declare under penalty of perjury that I am a citizen of the United States, 18 years of age or older, and a resident of (insert county), California.”

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 229, Sec. 1. (AB 1100) Effective January 1, 2016.