§ 18602 Initiative Summary Concealment Ban

This law says that anyone working for a campaign that supports a statewide initiative or referendum cannot hide the official summary of the measure from people who might sign the petition.

Key Takeaways

•Applies to anyone working for the supporters of a statewide initiative or referendum.
•The official summary prepared by the Attorney General must stay visible to anyone thinking about signing.
•Covering or hiding that summary is a misdemeanor (a criminal offense).

Example

A volunteer for a ballot‑measure campaign puts a large sticker over the Attorney General’s summary on a petition sheet so that a voter can’t read it before signing.

Because the volunteer covered the summary, the law says they could be charged with a misdemeanor.

Any person working for the proponent or proponents of a statewide initiative or referendum measure who covers or otherwise obscures the summary of the measure prepared by the Attorney General from the view of a prospective signer is guilty of a misdemeanor. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

This law says that anyone working for a campaign that supports a statewide initiative or referendum cannot hide the official summary of the measure from people who might sign the petition.

Key Takeaways

•Applies to anyone working for the supporters of a statewide initiative or referendum.
•The official summary prepared by the Attorney General must stay visible to anyone thinking about signing.
•Covering or hiding that summary is a misdemeanor (a criminal offense).

Example

A volunteer for a ballot‑measure campaign puts a large sticker over the Attorney General’s summary on a petition sheet so that a voter can’t read it before signing.

Because the volunteer covered the summary, the law says they could be charged with a misdemeanor.

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§ 18602 Initiative Summary Concealment Ban

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