SECTIONS 9050-9054 - California Statutes

ELECTIONS CODE

SECTION 9050-9054

9050. After the Secretary of State determines that a measure will
appear on the ballot at the next statewide election, the Secretary of
State shall promptly transmit a copy of the measure to the Attorney
General. The Attorney General shall provide and return to the
Secretary of State a ballot title and summary and ballot label for
each measure submitted to the voters of the whole state by a date
sufficient to meet the ballot pamphlet public display deadlines.

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.
(2) The ballot title and summary shall be amended to include a
summary of the Legislative Analyst's estimate of the net state and
local government fiscal impact prepared pursuant to Section 9087, and
Section 88003 of the Government Code.
(b) The ballot label shall contain no 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 and
Section 88003 of the Government Code.
(c) 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.

9053. Each measure shall be designated on the ballot by the ballot
label certified to the Secretary of State by the Attorney General.

9054. (a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county is required
by Section 203 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973aa-1a) or Section 4(f)(4) (42
U.S.C. Sec. 1973b(f)(4)) of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 to
provide a translation of ballot materials in a language other than
English, the Secretary of State shall provide a translation of the
ballot title and summary prepared pursuant to Sections 9050 and 9051
and of the ballot label prepared pursuant to Section 13247 in that
language to the city, county, or city and county for each state
measure submitted to the voters in a statewide election not later
than 68 days prior to that election.
(b) When preparing a translation in a language other than English
pursuant to subdivision (a), the Secretary of State shall consult
with an advisory body consisting of language experts and nonpartisan
organizations that advocate on behalf of, or provide services to,
individuals that speak that language.
(c) All translations prepared pursuant to this section shall be
made available for public examination in the same time and manner as
the ballot pamphlet is made available for public examination in
accordance with Section 88006 of the Government Code and Section 9092
of this code.
(d) The local elections official shall use that translation of the
ballot label on the sample ballot and the official ballot and may
not select or contract with another person to provide translations of
the same text.