This section explains who can sign petitions like initiatives or recalls in local areas like counties or cities. Only registered voters are allowed to sign, and they must be at least 18 years old when signing. The signers must provide their signature, printed name, and a clear address so they can be found. Small mistakes in addresses, like an incorrect apartment number, won’t cancel a signature. Spaces for officials to check petitions should be clearly organized and numbered. Lastly, county election officials can create a standard form for these petitions.

Even if a voter can't fill out their information on a petition or paper themselves, they can ask someone else to do it. However, the voter must personally sign or mark the document, and this action must be watched and confirmed by another person who also signs the document.

This law requires that any state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition in California, which needs voter signatures, must include specific warning texts at the top in a certain font size (11-point). It should start with 'NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC' in bold. If applicable, there's a note about verifying the month shown in the 'Official Top Funders' or that the proper sheet was seen. There's also a statement that the petition may be circulated by either paid signature gatherers or volunteers, and individuals have the right to inquire. For state initiatives, there's an additional statement saying that the petition can be withdrawn by its proponents anytime before it qualifies for the ballot.

This law states that you must be at least 18 years old to collect signatures for a state or local initiative, referendum, recall petition, or nomination paper.

This law allows a voter who has signed a petition, like an initiative, referendum, or recall, to withdraw their signature by submitting a written request. This request must have the petition's name, the voter's name, address, and signature, and it must be given to the right county or city elections official before the petition is officially filed. Importantly, this withdrawal request is not considered a new petition or paper for other legal processes.

When submitting a petition or paper to election officials, each portion must include a declaration signed by the person gathering signatures, known as the circulator. This declaration must include the circulator’s name, home address, and the dates when signatures were collected. It must also state that the circulator saw the signatures being signed, believes them to be genuine, and is at least 18 years old. If the petition lacks a required disclosure statement, the circulator must have shown an 'Official Top Funders' sheet to each signer. This declaration must be signed under penalty of perjury, with the circulator noting the date and place of signing.

This section deals with verifying signatures on various election-related petitions, like initiatives and recalls. An official checks if the address on a petition matches the address on the voter's registration. If addresses don't match, or certain information isn't included, the signature won't count. However, a signature isn't invalidated just because of incomplete or incorrect apartment numbers. Also, invalidating one signature won't affect others on the same petition.

This section allows registered voters who are running for office to sign their own nomination papers. Their signature is treated just like any other voter's signature.

Additionally, anyone collecting signatures for nomination papers or petitions (like recall, initiative, or referendum petitions) can also sign them if they're qualified to do so, and their signature will count just like any other qualified signer's signature.

This law requires committees that fund the circulation of state or local petitions for initiatives, referendums, or recalls to create an 'Official Top Funders' sheet. This sheet lists main financial supporters, displayed prominently for transparency, using specific formatting rules like type size and style. It must feature the month of the last funders' confirmation and details about the committee and its major funders, with the option to list endorsers.

Committees can choose to share this information directly on petitions or as a separate document. They can also maintain a webpage linking to the top funders' sheet and petition text. Importantly, errors or absent disclosures do not invalidate collected signatures, nor do they need local election officials' verification.

The term 'endorser' is clearly defined to include established businesses, non-profits, political parties, or eligible individuals. Additionally, the Secretary of State must post these disclosures online, but does not verify their accuracy.

This law says that when you are collecting signatures on a petition, you can keep the pages together using any sensible method, like staples.