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HomeElections CodeDiv. 11Ch. 1Art. 3§ 11043 Petition Signer Information Requirements

§ 11043 Petition Signer Information Requirements

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§ 11043 Petition Signer Information Requirements

This law says every person who signs a petition must write their signature, printed name, full home address, and city, and the petition must have specific blank margins and spaces for officials to check the signatures.

Key Takeaways

  • •Signers must include five pieces of info: signature, printed name, street address, city, and a special warning line if a certain disclosure isn’t on the petition.
  • •Each page must have a blank margin of at least 1 inch at the top and ½ inch at the bottom.
  • •There must be at least a 1‑inch blank space after each signer’s name for the elections official to check the signature.

Example

A neighborhood group is gathering signatures to put a new park on the city ballot.

Each neighbor who signs must write their signature, printed name, street address, and city on the petition, and the pages must have a one‑inch blank margin at the top, a half‑inch blank margin at the bottom, and a one‑inch blank space after each name for the elections official to verify the signature.

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Official Source
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§ 11043 Petition Signer Information Requirements

(a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the following: (1) The signer’s signature. (2) The signer’s printed name. (3) The signer’s residence address, giving street and number, or if no street or number exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily ascertained. (4) The name of the incorporated city or unincorporated community in which the signer resides. (5) If the petition does not include the disclosure statement described by subdivision (b) of Section 107, the following text on a separate horizontal line below the signer’s printed name and above the signer’s signature: “DO NOT SIGN UNLESS you have seen Official Top Funders sheet and its month is still valid.” The text “DO NOT SIGN UNLESS” shall be in all capitals and in boldface. The other text shall be capitalized as shown and shall not be in boldface. (b) A margin, at least one inch wide, shall be left blank across the top of each page of the petition. A margin, at least one-half inch wide, shall be left blank along the bottom of each page of the petition. (c) 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. (Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 887, Sec. 8. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2023.)

Last verified: January 10, 2026

Key Terms

petitionresidencecommunitystatementofficial top fundersdesignationlocation

Related Statutes

  • § 9020 Petition Signer Information Requirements
  • § 104 Petition Circulator Declaration Requirements
  • § 11042 Petition Form Filing Deadlines
  • § 11040 Petition Section Requirements
  • § 11041 Recall Petition Format Requirements

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Elections Code. Section 11043.
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