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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
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:
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - California Code, Elections Code - ELEC § 9009 - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/ca/elections-code/elec-sect-9009/
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