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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 1Pt. 3Ch. 1Art. 2§ 2933 Municipal Petition Signature Requirements

§ 2933 Municipal Petition Signature Requirements

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§ 2933 Municipal Petition Signature Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •To start a petition, you need signatures from 10% of the voters in your city. The number is based on how many people voted for governor in the last big election.
  • •The petition can be on many sheets of paper, but if one sheet has more than one page, they must be stapled or fastened together at the top.
  • •Each sheet must have a sworn statement (affidavit) from a voter in the city. They must say they watched everyone sign and believe the signatures are real.

Example

A group of people in a small town want to change a local rule about parking. They need to collect signatures to make it official.

If 5,000 people in the town voted for governor last time, the group needs at least 500 signatures (10% of 5,000). They can use many sheets of paper, but each sheet must have someone swear they saw the signatures happen and that they are real.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 2933 Municipal Petition Signature Requirements

The petition shall be signed by qualified electors of the municipal corporation, equal in number to 10 per centum of the qualified electors, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the municipal corporation for all candidates for Governor at the last preceding general election prior to the filing of the petition at which a governor was elected. The petition may consist of separate papers, but if any paper consists of more than one sheet it shall be securely fastened together at the top. The signatures need not all be appended to one sheet of paper. Each paper shall have attached, at the bottom of the last sheet, the affidavit of a qualified elector of the municipal corporation, stating that all of the signatures on each sheet were made in his presence, and that to the best of his knowledge and belief each signature is a genuine signature of the person whose name purports to be subscribed. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

qualified electors10 per centumaffidavitmunicipal corporation

Related Statutes

  • § 2931 Municipal Utility Control Vote
  • § 2934 Petition Verification Process
  • § 10051 Municipal Utility Sales Authority
  • § 10052 Municipal Utility Sale Approval
  • § 10059 Municipal Utility Sale Authorization

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 2933.
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