Whenever a person or group submits arguments for or against a proposition on the ballot, they must include a signed form statement. This statement confirms that the argument is true and correct to the best of their knowledge. It must be signed by the person or people writing the argument, as well as the person proposing it if they're different.

The form includes spaces to specify whether the argument is primary or rebuttal, if it's in favor of or against the proposition, the ballot proposition's name or number, the title and jurisdiction of the election, and the date the election will be held.

This law states that if there are arguments for or against a measure on the ballot, the people who support these arguments can withdraw them anytime before the final deadline for submitting such arguments.

If you've signed a petition for an initiative or referendum in California but change your mind, you can withdraw your signature. To do this, you need to submit a written request to the elections office. This request must include your name, address, and signature, as well as the name of the petition. Make sure to file the request before the petition is officially submitted. The request doesn't count as a new petition.

This law allows local government bodies like cities and school districts to hold advisory elections, where residents can express their opinions on important issues. These can occur on any date that a regular or special election can be held in that jurisdiction.

The results of these advisory votes are not binding and are just meant to gauge public opinion. When listed on the ballot, these are clearly labeled as “Advisory Vote Only.”

Advisory elections can also take place outside the immediate jurisdiction if the issue affects those residents, but only if certain conditions are met, such as being able to combine it with an existing election and having approval from the county board.

Additionally, if the ballot capacity cannot handle the advisory vote, it cannot be added to that election.

This law explains how proponents of a statewide or local initiative or referendum can withdraw their measures. They can engage in negotiations to try to find a solution and withdraw the measure before they submit it to election officials. If it's a statewide measure, they can still withdraw after submission but only before it's officially listed on the ballot. If the withdrawal is contingent on a specific legislative action, it must be clear about the proposed law, and such withdrawal isn't valid if the law doesn't pass on time or is changed. Proponents can also cancel or retract a contingent withdrawal before the legislative action occurs. The process for withdrawal needs to be completed by the time the initiative or referendum is certified for the ballot.

This law states that if a government body wants to propose a measure or issue to voters in a special election, they can't change or cancel the order for that election after the 83rd day before the election date. To amend or withdraw an election order, they must pass a resolution with details and submit it to the election official by the 83rd day before the election.

This law allows county election officials to hire temporary workers to help with checking signatures on petitions for initiatives, referendums, recalls, or nominations. The costs for these temporary workers must be covered by the area where the election is going to take place.

This law requires that anyone, whether paid or volunteering, who collects signatures for an initiative measure to qualify for the ballot, must be instructed on state laws regarding petition circulation and signature gathering. The instruction must emphasize that signatures collected can only be used for getting the measure on the ballot and not for any other purpose.

If you're proposing an initiative measure in California, you need to sign a statement when requesting the title and summary. This statement confirms you won't misuse the collected signatures and is signed and dated by you. This signed statement will be maintained for at least eight months after the election results or the petition deadline. Not following this rule won't invalidate the signatures gathered for the initiative.

Before someone can start collecting signatures for an initiative petition, the person or organization in charge must sign a statement acknowledging it's illegal to use the signatures for anything other than getting the measure on the ballot. This signed statement must be given to the people proposing the initiative.

They must keep this statement on file for at least eight months after the election or after the deadline for submitting the petition, even if it doesn't get voted on. Not following these rules won't automatically make any petition signatures invalid.

Before collecting signatures for an initiative petition, paid circulators must sign a statement acknowledging it's illegal to misuse the signatures and promise to use them only for qualifying the measure for the ballot. The signed statement must be kept on file by the supervising person or organization for at least eight months after the election results are certified or if the initiative isn’t submitted, eight months after the petition deadline. This does not apply to unpaid circulators. Failing to comply won't invalidate any signatures.

This law deals with how certain district and school district elections are handled when the district spans multiple counties. It specifies that one county, known as the "lead county," takes charge of election-related activities.

The "lead county" is the one with the most voters for a district election or the one whose school superintendent covers the district for a school election.

The lead county must collaborate with other counties involved to set deadlines for submitting arguments for or against measures and rebuttals. Arguments must be submitted to the lead county, which decides which ones appear in voter guides. The lead county then shares these arguments with other counties for inclusion in their guides.