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California Code, Elections Code - ELEC § 11043

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the following:

(1) The signer's signature.

(2) The signer's printed name.

(3) The signer's residence address, giving street and number, or if no street or number exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained.

(4) The name of the incorporated city or unincorporated community in which the signer resides.

(5) If the petition does not include the disclosure statement described by subdivision (b) of Section 107, the following text on a separate horizontal line below the signer's printed name and above the signer's signature: “DO NOT SIGN UNLESS you have seen Official Top Funders sheet and its month is still valid.” The text “DO NOT SIGN UNLESS” shall be in all capitals and in boldface. The other text shall be capitalized as shown and shall not be in boldface.

(b) A margin, at least one inch wide, shall be left blank across the top of each page of the petition. A margin, at least one-half inch wide, shall be left blank along the bottom of each page of the petition.

(c) A space, at least one inch wide, shall be left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in verifying the petition.

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