Section 9009 Of Article 1. Initiative And Referendum Petitions From California Elections Code >> Division 9. >> Chapter 1. >> Article 1.
9009
. The heading of an initiative petition shall be in
substantially the following form:
Initiative Measure to Be Submitted Directly to the Voters
The Attorney General of California has prepared the following
circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the
proposed measure:
(Here set forth the unique numeric identifier provided by the
Attorney General and circulating title and summary prepared by the
Attorney General. Both the Attorney General's unique numeric
identifier and the circulating title and summary must also be printed
across the top of each page of the petition whereon signatures are
to appear.)
To the Honorable Secretary of State of California
We, the undersigned, registered, qualified voters of California,
residents of ____ County (or City and County), hereby propose
amendments to the Constitution of California (the ____ Code, relating
to ____) and petition the Secretary of State to submit the same to
the voters of California for their adoption or rejection at the next
succeeding general election or at any special statewide election held
prior to that general election or as otherwise provided by law. The
proposed constitutional (or statutory) amendments (full title and
text of the measure) read as follows: