Section 9002 Of Article 1. Initiative And Referendum Petitions From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
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. (a) Upon receipt of a request from the proponents of a
proposed initiative measure for a circulating title and summary, the
Attorney General shall initiate a public review process for a period
of 30 days by doing all of the following:
(1) Posting the text of the proposed initiative measure on the
Attorney General's Internet Web site.
(2) Inviting, and providing for the submission of, written public
comments on the proposed initiative measure on the Attorney General's
Internet Web site. The site shall accept written public comments for
the duration of the public review period. The written public
comments shall be public records, available for inspection upon
request pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 6250) of
Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, but shall not be
displayed to the public on the Attorney General's Internet Web site
during the public review period. The Attorney General shall transmit
any written public comments received during the public review period
to the proponents of the proposed initiative measure.
(b) During the public review period, the proponents of the
proposed initiative measure may submit amendments to the measure that
are reasonably germane to the theme, purpose, or subject of the
initiative measure as originally proposed. However, amendments shall
not be submitted if the initiative measure as originally proposed
would not effect a substantive change in law.
(1) An amendment shall be submitted with a signed request by all
the proponents to prepare a circulating title and summary using the
amended language.
(2) An amendment shall be submitted to the Attorney General's
Initiative Coordinator located in the Attorney General's Sacramento
Office via United States Postal Service, alternative mail service, or
personal delivery. Only printed documents shall be accepted;
facsimile or email delivery shall not be accepted.
(3) The submission of an amendment shall not extend the period to
prepare the estimate required by Section 9005.
(4) An amendment shall not be accepted more than five days after
the public review period is concluded. However, a proponent shall not
be prohibited from proposing a new initiative measure and requesting
that a circulating title and summary be prepared for that measure
pursuant to Section 9001.