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STEP 3…DECLARATION OF CIRCULATOR

Each section of the petition must have attached to it a declaration signed by the circulator (person soliciting signatures) of that section of the petition, setting forth in the circulator's own hand , all of the following :

(a) the printed name of the circulator;

(b) the residence address of the circulator, giving street and number, if no street exists, adequate designation of residence so that the location may be readily determined;

(c) the dates between which all signatures to the petition were obtained.

Elec. Code §§ 104, 9022, 9301, 9307 • The declaration must also include:

(a) that the circulator is a person who is a voter or who is qualified to register to vote in the district;

(b) that the circulator circulated that section and witnessed the appended signatures being written;

(c) that according to the best information and belief of the circulator, each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be;

(d) that the circulator certifies to the content of the declaration as to its truth and correctness, under penalty of perjury. The circulator shall state the date and the place of execution on the declaration along with his or her signature. Elec. Code §§ 102, 104, 9022, 9301, 9305, 9307

• If the petition is double-sided, the declaration may be omitted on the front side of the petition if signature spaces are provided on both sides of the petition. The circulator’s declaration must follow the last signature block on the back-side of the petition.

• If the petition is single-sided, but two pages, the declaration may be omitted from the first page, provided that signature spaces are on both pages. The circulator’s declaration must follow the last signature block on the second page and the two pages must be stapled together.

The circulator must personally affix his or her printed name and residence address and the specific dates of circulation of each petition section in every circulator's affidavit. Preprinted dates, or

generalized dates other than the particular range of dates on which the petition section was circulated, are not authorized. Elec. Code § 104

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