Senate Bill No. 611

Introduced by Senator Lara

February 27, 2015

An act to amend Section 9021 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL’S DIGEST

SB 611, as introduced, Lara. Initiative and referendum petitions: circulation requirements.

Existing law authorizes a person who is a registered voter or who is qualified to register to vote in this state to circulate an initiative or referendum petition anywhere within the state. Existing law requires that each section of an initiative or referendum petition bear the name of a county or city and county, and allows only qualified registered voters of that county or city and county to sign that section of the petition.

This bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to these 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 9021 of the Elections Code is amended
to read:

9021.  

(a) A person who meets the requirements of Section
102 may circulate a statewide initiative or referendum petition
anywhere within the state. Each section of the begin insert initiative or
referendum end insert petition shall bear the name of a county or city and
county, and only qualified registered voters of that county or city
and county may sign that section.

(b) The circulator may sign the section he or she is circulating
as provided in Section 106.