California Legislature—2015–16 Regular Session

Assembly Bill No. 1535

Introduced by Committee on Elections and Redistricting

March 25, 2015

An act to amend Sections 103, 9602, and 11303 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

AB 1535, as introduced, Committee on Elections and Redistricting. Elections: petitions.

Existing law authorizes a voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall petition to remove his or her name from the petition by filing a written request to do so with the appropriate county elections official prior to the day the petition is filed.

This bill would require the written request filed with the elections official to include the voter’s name, residence address, and signature.

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 103 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

103.  

A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall
petition pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state shall have
his or her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a
written request begin delete therefor end delete begin insert that includes the voter end insert begin insert ’s end insert begin insert name, residence
address, and signature end insert with the appropriate county elections
official or city elections official prior to the day the petition is
filed. A written request made under this section shall not constitute
a petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.

SEC. 2.  

Section 9602 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

9602.  

A voter who has signed an initiative or referendum
petition, and who subsequently wishes his or her name withdrawn,
may do so by filing a written request for the withdrawal with the
appropriate elections official begin insert that includes the voter’s name,
residence address, and signature end insert . This request shall be filed in the
elections official’s office prior to the date the petition is filed. A
written request made under this section shall not constitute a
petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.

SEC. 3.  

Section 11303 of the Elections Code is amended to
read:

11303.  

A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have his
or her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written
request begin delete therefor end delete begin insert that includes the voter’s name, residence address,
and signature end insert with the elections official prior to the day the petition
section bearing the voter’s signature is filed. A written request
made under this section shall not constitute a petition or paper for
purposes of Section 104.