California Regulations § 20530 Signature Verification
Regulation Text
The following steps shall be followed when verifying signatures on an elections petition based on an authorized use of a random sample of the petition signatures.
(a)
Identify the random sample percentage from the applicable statute and apply it to the petition, thereby defining the random sample.
(b)
Verify the signatures in the sample and determine the number of valid signatures in that sample.
(1)
A signer of an elections petition may withdraw his/her signature from the petitions prior to the petition's filing pursuant to Elections Code sections
43
,
4089
,
5352
and
27304
. If the withdrawn signature is drawn as part of the random sample, the signature is treated as a signature that is deemed not valid.
(c)
Divide the number of valid signatures in the sample by the total number of signatures in the sample. Compute as a percentage to two decimal places.
(d)
Multiply the raw count by the number computed in Section
20530
(c)
, above. Round up to the nearest whole number.
Source
1. New article 3 and section filed 9-28-93; operative 10-28-93 (Register 93, No. 40).
History
1. New article 3 and section filed 9-28-93; operative 10-28-93 (Register 93, No. 40).
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