{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"9018","citation":"Elec. Code, § 9018","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS [9000. - 9611.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-9"},{"name":"CHAPTER 1. State Elections [9000. - 9096.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-9/chapter-1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Initiative and Referendum Petitions [9000. - 9018.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-9/chapter-1/article-1"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 2009, Ch. 373, Sec. 28.   (AB 753)   Effective January 1, 2010.","effective":"2010-01-01","html":"<p>The Secretary of State shall prepare and provide to any person, upon request, a pamphlet describing the procedures and requirements for preparing and circulating a statewide initiative measure and for filing sections of the petition, and describing the procedure used in determining and verifying the number of qualified voters who have signed the petition. </p>","text":"The Secretary of State shall prepare and provide to any person, upon request, a pamphlet describing the procedures and requirements for preparing and circulating a statewide initiative measure and for filing sections of the petition, and describing the procedure used in determining and verifying the number of qualified voters who have signed the petition.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/initiative-and-referendum-petitions-9018","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}