Lena Gonzalez Co-Sponsored (Introduced) this Legislation.
Title: Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives
Signed by Governor Gavin Newsom
Title: Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives
Vote to concur with senate amendments and pass a bill that amends the signature gathering process for ballot initiatives that attempt to challenge approved state laws.
Amends Ballot title and summary requirements for statewide referenda (Sec. 1).
Requires ballot title and summary be posed in the form of a question (Sec. 1).
Requires the ballot title and summary that appears in the voter information guides be followed by the measures top funders (Sec. 1).
Requires the ballot label for a statewide referendum measure to be followed by the choices “Keep the Law” or “Overturn the Law” (Sec. 2).
Require the state Secretary of State to identify the date of the next statewide general election not less than 31 days after teh SOS receives a petition certified to have been signed by the required number of voters (Sec. 3).
Rescinds the need for a certificate of qualification for a referendum measure pending on the effective date of the bill (Sec. 4).
Requires summaries of the ballot measure to permit or include additional information on an as-required basis (Sec. 5).
Specifies that if the commission on state mandates determines it necessary, reimbursement for costs related to this act shall be made (Sec. 6).
Title: Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives
Vote to amend and pass a bill that amends the signature gathering process for ballot initiatives that attempt to challenge approved state laws.
Amends Ballot title and summary requirements for statewide referenda (Sec. 1).
Requires ballot title and summary be posed in the form of a question (Sec. 1).
Requires the ballot title and summary that appears in the voter information guides be followed by the measures top funders (Sec. 1).
Requires the ballot label for a statewide referendum measure to be followed by the choices “Keep the Law” or “Overturn the Law” (Sec. 2).
Require the state Secretary of State to identify the date of the next statewide general election not less than 31 days after teh SOS receives a petition certified to have been signed by the required number of voters (Sec. 3).
Rescinds the need for a certificate of qualification for a referendum measure pending on the effective date of the bill (Sec. 4).
Requires summaries of the ballot measure to permit or include additional information on an as-required basis (Sec. 5).
Specifies that if the commission on state mandates determines it necessary, reimbursement for costs related to this act shall be made (Sec. 6).
Title: Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives
Title: Amends the Signature Gathering Process for Ballot Initiatives