Cal. ELEC § 9011
This is the official text of Cal. ELEC § 9011, part of California’s Elections Code — governs how elections are conducted, including voter registration, ballots, and campaign rules.
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Official statutory text
Across the top of each page after the first page of every referendum petition or section of a referendum petition, which is prepared and circulated, there shall be printed in 18-point gothic type a short title, in 20 words or less, showing the nature of the petition and the subject to which it relates.
A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank at the top of each page and after each name, for the use of the county elections official, in verifying the petition.
A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank at the top of each page and after each name, for the use of the county elections official, in verifying the petition.
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