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Chapter 2. Petitions And Petition Signers of California Elections Code >> Division 0.5. >> Chapter 2.
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an
initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any
other petition or paper, is required to be signed by voters of a
county, city, school district, or special district subject to
petitioning, only a person who is an eligible registered voter at the
time of signing the petition or paper is entitled to sign it.
(b) A signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence, including the street and number of the place of residence, and if no street or number for the place of residence exists, then a designation of the place of residence that will enable the location to be readily ascertained. An incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address shall not invalidate his or her signature pursuant to Section 105. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition or paper.
(c) The part of a petition for the signatures, printed names, and residence addresses of the voters and for the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through the number of signature spaces allotted to each section. The petition format shall be substantially in the following form:
(b) A signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence, including the street and number of the place of residence, and if no street or number for the place of residence exists, then a designation of the place of residence that will enable the location to be readily ascertained. An incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address shall not invalidate his or her signature pursuant to Section 105. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition or paper.
(c) The part of a petition for the signatures, printed names, and residence addresses of the voters and for the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through the number of signature spaces allotted to each section. The petition format shall be substantially in the following form:
Official
Use
Only
+------------------+------------------+------------+
| |(Residence | |
|(Print Name) |Address | |
|1. _______________|ONLY) | |
|(Signature) |__________________| |
| |(City) | |
+------------------+------------------+------------+
| |(Residence | |
|(Print Name) |Address | |
|2. _______________|ONLY) | |
|(Signature) |__________________| |
| |(City) | |
+------------------+------------------+------------+
(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever an
initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any
other petition or paper, is required to be signed by voters of a
county, city, school district, or special district subject to
petitioning, only a person who is an eligible registered voter at the
time of signing the petition or paper is entitled to sign the
petition or paper. A person who submits his or her affidavit of
registration pursuant to subdivision (d) of Section 2102 is not
eligible to sign a petition or paper unless at the time of the
signing of the petition or paper he or she is 18 years of age.
(b) A signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence, including the street and number of the place of residence, and if no street or number for the place of residence exists, then a designation of the place of residence that will enable the location to be readily ascertained. An incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address shall not invalidate his or her signature pursuant to Section 105. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition or paper.
(c) The part of a petition for the signatures, printed names, and residence addresses of the voters and for the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through the number of signature spaces allotted to each section. The petition format shall be substantially in the following form:
(b) A signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence, including the street and number of the place of residence, and if no street or number for the place of residence exists, then a designation of the place of residence that will enable the location to be readily ascertained. An incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address shall not invalidate his or her signature pursuant to Section 105. A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition or paper.
(c) The part of a petition for the signatures, printed names, and residence addresses of the voters and for the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through the number of signature spaces allotted to each section. The petition format shall be substantially in the following form:
Official
Use
Only
+------------------+------------------+------------+
|
(Print |
(Residence | | | Name) | Address | | |1. _______________| ONLY) | | |
(Signature) |__________________| | | |
(City) | | +------------------+------------------+------------+ | |
(Residence | | |
(Print | Address | | | Name) | ONLY) | | |2. _______________|__________________| | |
(Signature) |
(City) | | +------------------+------------------+------------+
(Print |
(Residence | | | Name) | Address | | |1. _______________| ONLY) | | |
(Signature) |__________________| | | |
(City) | | +------------------+------------------+------------+ | |
(Residence | | |
(Print | Address | | | Name) | ONLY) | | |2. _______________|__________________| | |
(Signature) |
(City) | | +------------------+------------------+------------+
Notwithstanding Section 100, a voter who is unable to
personally affix on a petition or paper the information required by
Section 100 may request another person to print the voter's name and
place of residence on the appropriate spaces of the petition or
paper, but the voter shall personally affix his or her mark or
signature on the appropriate space of the petition or paper, which
shall be witnessed by one person by subscribing his or her name
thereon.
(a) Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local initiative
petition required to be signed by voters shall contain in 12-point
type, before that portion of the petition for voters' signatures,
printed names, and residence addresses, the following language:
"NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
THIS PETITION MAY BE CIRCULATED BY A PAID SIGNATURE GATHERER OR A
VOLUNTEER. YOU HAVE THE RIGHT TO ASK."
(b) A state initiative petition shall contain, in the same
location and type size described in subdivision (a), the following
language:
"THE PROPONENTS OF THIS PROPOSED INITIATIVE MEASURE HAVE THE
RIGHT TO WITHDRAW THIS PETITION AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE MEASURE
QUALIFIES FOR THE BALLOT."
A person shall not circulate a state or local initiative,
referendum, or recall petition or nominating paper unless the person
is 18 years of age or older.
A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall
petition pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state shall
have his or her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a
written request that includes the voter's name, residence address,
and signature with the appropriate county elections official or city
elections official prior to the day the petition is filed. A written
request made under this section shall not constitute a petition or
paper for purposes of Section 104.
(a) Wherever any petition or paper is submitted to the
elections official, each section of the petition or paper shall have
attached to it a declaration signed by the circulator of the petition
or paper, setting forth, in the circulator's own hand, the
following:
(1) The printed name of the circulator.
(2) The residence address of the circulator, giving street and number, or if no street or number exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained.
(3) The dates between which all the signatures to the petition or paper were obtained.
(b) Each declaration submitted pursuant to this section shall also set forth the following:
(1) That the circulator circulated that section and witnessed the appended signatures being written.
(2) That according to the best information and belief of the circulator, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
(3) That the circulator is 18 years of age or older.
(c) The circulator shall certify the content of the declaration as to its truth and correctness, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, with the signature of his or her name. The circulator shall state the date and the place of execution on the declaration immediately preceding his or her signature.
(1) The printed name of the circulator.
(2) The residence address of the circulator, giving street and number, or if no street or number exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained.
(3) The dates between which all the signatures to the petition or paper were obtained.
(b) Each declaration submitted pursuant to this section shall also set forth the following:
(1) That the circulator circulated that section and witnessed the appended signatures being written.
(2) That according to the best information and belief of the circulator, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be.
(3) That the circulator is 18 years of age or older.
(c) The circulator shall certify the content of the declaration as to its truth and correctness, under penalty of perjury under the laws of the State of California, with the signature of his or her name. The circulator shall state the date and the place of execution on the declaration immediately preceding his or her signature.
(a) (1) For purposes of verifying a signature on an
initiative, referendum, recall, nomination, or other election
petition or paper, the elections official shall determine that the
residence address on the petition or paper is the same as the
residence address on the affidavit of registration. If the addresses
are different, or if the petition or paper does not specify the
residence address, or, in the case of an initiative or referendum
petition, the information specified in Section 9020 is not contained
in the petition, the affected signature shall not be counted as
valid.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the elections official shall not invalidate a signature for an incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address.
(b) A signature invalidated pursuant to this section shall not affect the validity of another valid signature on the particular petition or paper.
(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the elections official shall not invalidate a signature for an incomplete or inaccurate apartment or unit number in the signer's residence address.
(b) A signature invalidated pursuant to this section shall not affect the validity of another valid signature on the particular petition or paper.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law:
(a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers. The candidate's signature shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(b) Any person engaged in obtaining signatures to the nomination papers of a candidate for any office or to any recall, initiative or referendum petition, may, if otherwise qualified to sign the papers or petition, sign the papers or petition. The signature of the person shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(a) Any registered voter who is a candidate for any office may obtain signatures to and sign his or her own nomination papers. The candidate's signature shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
(b) Any person engaged in obtaining signatures to the nomination papers of a candidate for any office or to any recall, initiative or referendum petition, may, if otherwise qualified to sign the papers or petition, sign the papers or petition. The signature of the person shall be given the same effect as that of any other qualified signer.
