California Elections Code 13282 – Whenever the Attorney General prepares a condensed ballot title and …
Whenever the Attorney General prepares a condensed ballot title and summary, the Attorney General shall file a copy of the condensed ballot title and summary with the Secretary of State. The Secretary of State shall make a copy of the condensed ballot title and summary as required by subdivision (c) of Section 9051 available for public examination prior to the printing of the ballot label on any ballot. The public shall be permitted to examine the condensed ballot title and summary for at least 20 days, and the Secretary of State may consolidate the examination requirement under this section with the public examination requirements set forth in Section 9092. A voter may seek a writ of mandate requiring a condensed ballot title and summary, or portion thereof, to be amended or deleted. The provisions set forth in Section 9092 concerning the issuance of the writ and the nature of the proceedings shall be applicable to this section.
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 751, Sec. 8. (AB 1416) Effective January 1, 2023.)
Terms Used In California Elections Code 13282
- Ballot label: means :
California Elections Code 303
- Ballot title and summary: means , for a statewide initiative measure or measure proposed by the Legislature, the summary of the chief purpose and points including the fiscal impact summary of any measure that appears in the state voter information guide. See California Elections Code 303.5
- Voter: means any elector who is registered under this code. See California Elections Code 359
- Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.