§ 11613 Petition Signature Verification

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law requires that any petition printed on multiple pages must include a sworn statement on each page confirming that the signatures are genuine.

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•Each page of a petition must have its own affidavit.
•The affidavit must certify that every name on the page is a true signature.
•The affidavit is required even if the petition is split across separate papers.

Example

A group prints a petition about a local park on several sheets of paper and asks neighbors to sign it.

Each sheet must have an affidavit signed by the person who collected the signatures, stating that the names on that sheet are the true signatures of the people who signed them.

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§ 11613 Petition Signature Verification

The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 11613.

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