BILL NUMBER: AB 1962 INTRODUCED BILL TEXT INTRODUCED BY Assembly Member Allen FEBRUARY 23, 2012 An act to amend Section 9301 of the Elections Code, relating to district elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST AB 1962, as introduced, Allen. District elections: petitions. Existing law provides, except as specified, that ordinances may be enacted by any district pursuant to specified initiative provisions. Existing law provides that any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of the district by an initiative petition filed with the district elections official. Existing law requires that signatures be obtained in a certain manner and affidavits be attached to each petition section in a specified form and manner. This bill would make nonsubstantive changes to those provisions. Vote: majority. Appropriation: no. Fiscal committee: no. State-mandated local program: no. THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1. Section 9301 of the Elections Code is amended to read: 9301. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of the district by an initiative petition filed with the district elections official. Signatures to these petitions shall be obtained in the same manner as set forth in Section 9020. Affidavits shall be attached to each petition section in the form andin themanner set forth in Section 9022.