DIVISION 0.5. PRELIMINARY PROVISIONS 1-362›CHAPTER 2. Petitions and Petition Signers 100-106
§ 101
California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
(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.”
(Amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 4. (SB 1253) Effective January 1, 2015.)
Get a plain-English answer with a citation back to this text.
Ask AI about this code