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California Elections Code Section 100

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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever any
initiative, referendum, recall, nominating petition or paper, or any
other petition or paper, is required to be signed by voters of any
county, city, school district, or special district subject to
petitioning, only a person who is an eligible registered voter at the
time of signing the petition or paper is entitled to sign it.  Each
signer shall at the time of signing the petition or paper personally
affix his or her signature, printed name, and place of residence,
giving street and number, and if no street or number exists, then a
designation of the place of residence which will enable the location
to be readily ascertained.  A space at least one inch wide shall be
left blank after each name for the use of the elections official in
verifying the petition or paper.  The part of a petition for the
voters' signatures, printed names, and residence addresses and for
the blank spaces for verification purposes shall be numbered
consecutively commencing with the number one and continuing through
the number of signature spaces allotted to each section.  The
petition format shall be substantially in the following form:



Official
                                                                 Use
                                                                 Only


__________________________________________________________________
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '  (Print Name)             ' (Residence Address ONLY)  '
  '
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '  1.   ____________________  ' ________________________  '
'
      '       (Signature)         '   (City)                  '
  '
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '___________________________'___________________________'
________'
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '  (Print Name)             ' (Residence Address ONLY)  '
  '
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '  2.   ____________________  ' ________________________  '
'
      '       (Signature)         '   (City)                  '
  '
      '                           '                           '
  '
      '___________________________'___________________________'
________'

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