CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2848Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 9610 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2848, as introduced, Obernolte. Petition circulator: certification: use of signatures.Existing law requires a petition circulator, prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, to execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement, as specified. Existing law requires the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure to keep the certification on file for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9610 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION Assembly Bill No. 2848Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 16, 2018 An act to amend Section 9610 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTAB 2848, as introduced, Obernolte. Petition circulator: certification: use of signatures.Existing law requires a petition circulator, prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, to execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement, as specified. Existing law requires the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure to keep the certification on file for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY Appropriation: NO Fiscal Committee: NO Local Program: NO
CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20172018 REGULAR SESSION
Assembly Bill No. 2848
Introduced by Assembly Member ObernolteFebruary 16, 2018
Introduced by Assembly Member Obernolte
February 16, 2018
An act to amend Section 9610 of the Elections Code, relating to elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
AB 2848, as introduced, Obernolte. Petition circulator: certification: use of signatures.
Existing law requires a petition circulator, prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, to execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement, as specified. Existing law requires the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure to keep the certification on file for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
Existing law requires a petition circulator, prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, to execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement, as specified. Existing law requires the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure to keep the certification on file for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.
This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to these provisions.
## Digest Key
## Bill Text
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9610 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
SECTION 1. Section 9610 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
SECTION 1. Section 9610 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
### SECTION 1.
9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.(Signature of Circulator) _____ Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.
9610. (a) Prior to Before soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering a signed statement that reads as follows:
I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.
(Signature of Circulator) _____
Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___
I, ___, acknowledge that it is a misdemeanor under state law (Section 18650 of the Elections Code) to knowingly or willfully allow the signatures on an initiative petition to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the proposed measure for the ballot. I certify that I will not knowingly or willfully allow the signatures for this initiative to be used for any purpose other than qualification of the measure for the ballot.
(Signature of Circulator) _____
Dated this ________ day of __________, 20___
(b) The certification required by subdivision (a) shall be kept on file by the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in charge of signature gathering for the proposed initiative measure for not less than eight months after the certification of the results of the election for which the measure qualified, or if the measure, for any reason, is not submitted to the voters, eight months after the deadline for submission of the petition to the elections official.
(c) This section shall does not apply to unpaid circulators of state or local initiative petitions.
(d) Failure to comply with this section shall not invalidate any signatures on a state or local initiative petition.