Can have 1, 2 or 3 signers as long as ALL ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN THE SAME COUNTY.
STEP 2 Official Top Funders signer must see then signs
Official Top Funders date changes. The petition has NO INVALID DATE.
- The OTF Month/Date does NOT determine WHEN the petition comes in.
- Who funds the campaign - Contributors of $50,000 in the past 12 months. If none then the campaign is the Top Funder.
- Every month updated. Make sure you see the correct month, year. Petition package updated each month or view link.
- 💢SIGNATURE GATHERER Print a new one within 7 days of each month. Do NOT alter font size. Print as is.
- Cannot stress enough how important your info matches. Verify your name/address as registered to vote.
- DO NOT ABBREVIATE ANYWHERE. Only exceptions Sr. Jr. Apt. CA. • PRINT LEGIBLY to be valid.
- Handwrite your NAME, ADDRESS, CITY, ZIP (If you put CA or Calif., etc. do NOT CROSS OUT, just leave it it's ok.)
- Each signer must handwrite their own info. No Mr. Lee writes in Mrs. Lee's info. (If handicap include post-it note why you wrote the information for them. Ex. They are blind, They are 98 years old. Then put your name, contact info.)
- 1 signer per signer box. NO Mr. and Mrs. Lee in 1 box.
- If you make a mistake don't cross it out! Write in the correct answer next to the mistake.
- Must keep your writing in the box. If you pass the margins the Auditor may invalidate your signature.
- Reminders. Mike vs. Michael? Married - update your new name? Have you moved? Did you update your new voting address with the Elections Office? Not sure if you included your middle name- better to write more info than less.
- If they wrote their Zip above "City" it's OK. If they wrote their address above "Print Address." It's OK. They can put their name and signature in the line below. OK to add info but NOT cross out info.
- The Election Auditor is looking for enough information to determine if the signature belongs to the correct person. Wrong placement may not invalidate. Illegibly writing may invalidate. If we can't understand what you wrote, neither will the Auditor.
STEP 3 Declaration of Circulator fill in EVERYTHING
EVERY field must be filled in correctly or petition is INVALID
- Handwrite your name, address, city and zip
- YES, even if you wrote it in STEP 2, this is a different section. You are providing an affidavit that you “witnessed” your own signature (and other signers - if they are on your petition.) Prefer no abbreviations. STATE -OK to write CA.
- YES, in some cases you will write your home address 3 TIMES on the petition. 1- if you fill in the signature box. 2-when you fill in the DC. 3- if you finish signing in your home, the final line of the petition. This is California law.
- FIRST DATE = Signer #1 what date did they sign.
- END DATE = Last signer what date did they sign.
- OK if both dates are the same: There is only one signer. (OK to have only one signer.) All signers signed same day.
- OK if both dates are different: Signer #1 signed Sunday. Last signer signed Monday.
- What is the month?, day?, year?, street address?, city?, state? that YOU are physically in when you finish the DC.
- This date can be the same as the “end date” OR any date after, BUT NEVER BEFORE the "first date."
- Did you finish signing at home? At a restaurant? Church? THEN USE THAT ADDRESS for the final line. OK if there is not enough room and you need to write below that. (Easiest to finish the DC in your home.)
- STEP 4 Then sign your signature.
- DC examples here.
- 💢SIGNATURE GATHERER You must write YOUR name and address.