BILL NUMBER: AB 1535	INTRODUCED
	BILL TEXT


INTRODUCED BY   Committee on Elections and Redistricting

                        MARCH 25, 2015

   An act to amend Sections 103, 9602, and 11303 of the Elections
Code, relating to elections.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST


   AB 1535, as introduced, Committee on Elections and Redistricting.
Elections: petitions.
   Existing law authorizes a voter who has signed an initiative,
referendum, or recall petition to remove his or her name from the
petition by filing a written request to do so with the appropriate
county elections official prior to the day the petition is filed.
   This bill would require the written request filed with the
elections official to include the voter's name, residence address,
and signature.
   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 103 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   103.  A voter who has signed an initiative, referendum, or recall
petition pursuant to the Constitution or laws of this state shall
have his or her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a
written request  therefor   that includes the
voter   's   name, residence address, and signature
 with the appropriate county elections official or city
elections official prior to the day the petition is filed. A written
request made under this section shall not constitute a petition or
paper for purposes of Section 104.
  SEC. 2.  Section 9602 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   9602.  A voter who has signed an initiative or referendum
petition, and who subsequently wishes his or her name withdrawn, may
do so by filing a written request for the withdrawal with the
appropriate elections official  that includes the voter's name,
residence address, and signature  . This request shall be filed
in the elections official's office prior to the date the petition is
filed. A written request made under this section shall not constitute
a petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.
  SEC. 3.  Section 11303 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
   11303.  A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have his or
her signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written
request  therefor   that includes the voter's
name, residence address, and signature  with the elections
official prior to the day the petition section bearing the voter's
signature is filed. A written request made under this section shall
not constitute a petition or paper for purposes of Section 104.