Section 9302 Of Article 1. Initiative From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.

. Before circulating an initiative petition in any district, the proponents of that measure shall publish a notice of intention. The notice shall be accompanied by a printed statement stating the reasons for the proposed petition. The printed statement shall not exceed 500 words. The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than five, proponents, and shall be in substantially the following form: