Section 9304.5 Of Article 1. Initiative From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.
9304.5
. From the time materials pertaining to an initiative
petition are filed pursuant to Section 9304 until the day after the
district elections official determines that the initiative petition
does not contain the minimum number of signatures required, the day
after the election at which the initiative measure is put before the
voters, or the day after the proposed ordinance is adopted by the
governing board of the district after being submitted to the
governing board of the district pursuant to Section 9301, as
applicable, the district elections official shall do both of the
following:
(a) Keep on file at his or her office the notice of intention,
statement of the reasons for the proposed petition, written text of
the initiative, and affidavit of publication or posting that the
proponents of the initiative measure filed with the district
elections official pursuant to Section 9304.
(b) Furnish copies of the materials he or she is required to keep
on file pursuant to subdivision (a) to any person upon request. The
district elections official may charge a fee to a person obtaining
copies pursuant to this subdivision. The fee may not exceed the
actual cost incurred by the district elections official in providing
the copies.