§ 98043 Santa Cruz Petition Signature Verification

• •The person in charge of elections in Santa Cruz County checks if the signatures on a petition match the ones on voter registration forms.
• •They decide if there are enough valid signatures or not.
• •This helps make sure petitions are real and not fake.

A group of people wants to put a new rule on the ballot in Santa Cruz County. They collect signatures from voters to support their idea.

The elections official checks if the signatures on the petition are the same as the ones on the voter registration forms. If enough signatures match, the petition is approved. If not, it’s rejected.