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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9031
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9031
(a) If the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures is within 95 to 110 percent of the number of signatures of qualified voters needed to declare the petition sufficient, the Secretary of State shall order the examination and verification of the signatures f
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9032
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9032
The right to file the petition shall be reserved to its proponents, and any section thereof presented for filing by any person or persons other than the proponents of a measure or by persons duly authorized in writing by one or more of the proponents shall be disregarded by the e
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9033
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9033
(a) When the Secretary of State has received from one or more elections officials or registrars a petition, certified to have been signed by the requisite number of qualified voters, the Secretary of State shall forthwith notify the proponents and immediately transmit to the elec
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9034
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9034
(a) The proponents of a proposed initiative measure shall submit a certification, signed under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of State immediately upon the collection of 25 percent of the number of signatures needed to qualify the initiative measure for the ballot. (b) Upon
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9035
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9035
An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition that sets forth the text of the proposed statute or amendment to the Constitution and is certified to have been signed by registered voters equal in number to 5 percent in the case of a statu
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9040
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9040
(a) Every constitutional amendment, bond measure, or other legislative measure submitted to the people by the Legislature shall appear on the ballot of the first statewide election occurring at least 131 days after the adoption of the proposal by the Legislature. (b) Notwithstand
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9041
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9041
Whenever the Legislature submits any measure to the voters of the state, the author of the measure and no more than two persons appointed by the author may draft an argument for the adoption of the measure, or the author of the measure may appoint no more than three persons to dr
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9042
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9042
If a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature was not adopted unanimously, one Member of the Senate who voted against it shall be appointed by the President pro Tempore of the Senate and one Member of the Assembly who voted against it shall be appointed by the Speaker o
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9043
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9043
Arguments prepared by legislators and their appointees shall be submitted to the Secretary of State no later than a date to be designated by the Secretary of State. The arguments may not be amended or changed after submission.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9044
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9044
If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature has not been filed by a Member of the Legislature, any voter may request the Secretary of State’s permission to prepare and file an argument for either side, on which no argument has be
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9050
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9050
(a) After the Secretary of State determines that a measure will appear on the ballot at the next statewide election, the Secretary of State shall promptly transmit a copy of the measure to the Attorney General. The Attorney General shall provide and return to the Secretary of Sta
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9051
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9051
(a) (1) The ballot title and summary may differ from the legislative, circulating, or other title and summary of the measure and shall not exceed 100 words, not including the fiscal impact statement. (2) The ballot title and summary shall include a summary of the Legislative Anal
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9053
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9053
Each measure shall be designated on the ballot by the ballot label certified by the Secretary of State.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9054
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9054
(a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county is required by Section 203 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) or Section 4(f)(4) (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10303(f)(4)) of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 to provide a translation of ballot materials in a language other than English, the Secretary
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9060
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9060
In case either the argument for or the argument against any measure placed on the ballot is not prepared and filed, the Secretary of State shall, by a general press release, request voters to submit arguments.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9061
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9061
The press release shall be mailed at least 120 days prior to the date of the election at which a measure is to be voted upon.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9062
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9062
The press release shall consist of an announcement containing: (a) A summary of the essential nature or purpose of the measure for or against which no argument has been prepared or filed. (b) A statement that the affirmative or negative arguments, or both, have not been filed. (c
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9063
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9063
The summary of a measure given in the press release shall be the official circulating title and summary that has been prepared by the Attorney General. The Legislative Counsel Bureau shall prepare the summary on all other measures.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9064
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9064
Any voter or group of voters may, at any time within the time limit, prepare and file with the Secretary of State an argument for or against any measure as to which arguments have not been prepared or filed. This argument shall not exceed 500 words in length.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9065
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9065
A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by all of the following: (a) The name, business or home address, and telephone number of each person submitting the argument. (b) If the argument is submitted on behalf of an organization, the name, bus
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9067
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9067
(a) If more than one argument for, or more than one argument against, a measure is filed within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State shall select one of the arguments for printing in the state voter information guide. In selecting the argument the Secretary of State shall
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9068
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9068
(a) No more than three signatures shall appear with an argument printed in the state voter information guide. In case an argument is signed by more than three persons the signatures of the first three shall be printed. (b) The Secretary of State shall provide, upon request, the n
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9069
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9069
When the Secretary of State has received the arguments that will be printed in the state voter information guide, the Secretary of State, within five days of receipt of the arguments, shall send copies of the arguments in favor of the proposition to the authors of the arguments a
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9080
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9080
The provisions of Sections 9084 to 9093, inclusive, are a restatement of, and shall be construed in conformity with, Sections 88001 to 88007, inclusive, of the Government Code.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9081
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9081
There shall be a state voter information guide, that the Secretary of State shall prepare.