BILL NUMBER: AB 1068	ENROLLED
	BILL TEXT

	PASSED THE SENATE  AUGUST 27, 2009
	PASSED THE ASSEMBLY  JUNE 1, 2009

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Saldana

                        FEBRUARY 27, 2009

   An act to add Section 9024 to the Elections Code, relating to
elections.



	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1068, Saldana. Petitions: signature gathering.
   Existing law specifies requirements for persons circulating
petitions and gathering signatures for state and local initiative,
referendum, and recall measures to be submitted to the voters.
   This bill would prohibit contracts for circulating petitions and
gathering signatures for those measures that make payment contingent
upon the measure qualifying for the ballot.


THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  SECTION 1.  Section 9024 is added to the Elections Code, to read:
   9024.  A contract for circulating a petition or collecting
signatures for a proposed state or local initiative, referendum, or
recall measure that is to be submitted to the voters is void if it
makes payment to any person under the contract contingent upon the
measure being qualified for the ballot. This section applies only to
a contract entered into after the effective date of this section.