9051.
(a) (1) The ballot title and summary may differ from the legislative, circulating, or other title and summary of the measure and shall not exceed 100 words, not including the fiscal impact statement.(2) The ballot title and summary shall include a summary of the Legislative Analyst’s estimate of the net state and local government fiscal impact prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of this code and Section 88003 of the Government Code.
(b) The condensed ballot title and summary shall not contain more than 75 words and shall be a condensed version of the ballot title and summary including the financial impact summary
prepared pursuant to Section 9087 of this code and Section 88003 of the Government Code.
(c) (1) The ballot label shall include the condensed ballot title and summary described in subdivision (b), followed by the following:
(A) Under the heading “Supporters:”, a listing of the names of the signers of the ballot argument printed in the state voter information guide supporting the measure. The list of supporters shall be only the names, titles, or the organizations of the signers of the ballot argument supporting the measure or the rebuttal arguments to the argument opposing the measure and shall not exceed 15 words.
(B) Under
the heading “Opponents:”, a listing of the names of the signers of the ballot argument printed in the state voter information guide opposing the measure. The list of opponents shall be only the names, titles, or the organizations of the signers of the ballot argument opposing the measure or the rebuttal arguments to the argument supporting the measure and shall not exceed 15 words.
(2)If a signer described in paragraph (1) is an elected official, the name of the signer shall be listed with the signer’s full title (e.g., “U.S. Senator Mary Smith,” “State Senator Jose Garcia,” “Assembly Member John Jones,” or “Los Angeles City Council Member Amy Lee”).
(3)If a signer described in paragraph (1) has signed the ballot argument on behalf an organization, the name of the signer of the ballot argument for the purposes of paragraph
(1) shall be the name of the organization. If the organization’s name includes “California,” the abbreviation “CA” shall be used (e.g., “CA Common Cause”).
(4)If a signer described in paragraph (1) is not an elected official described in paragraph (2) or an organization described in paragraph (3), the name of the signer of the ballot argument for the purposes of paragraph (1) shall be the first and last name of the signer, with no other title or designation.
(2) The supporters of the measure shall provide the list of supporters described in subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State when
submitting the rebuttal arguments to the argument opposing the measure. The opponents of the measure shall provide the list of opponents described in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) to the Secretary of State when submitting the rebuttal arguments to the argument supporting the measure.
(d) In providing the ballot title and summary, the Attorney General shall give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the measure in such language that the ballot title and summary shall neither be an argument, nor be likely to create prejudice, for or against the proposed measure.
(e) The Attorney General shall invite and consider public comment in preparing each ballot title and summary.