Existing law specifies the format of language printed on ballots for various ballot measures relating to local governments, including cities, counties, school districts, and other special districts.
This bill would revise these ballot language requirements. The bill would generally require the words "Yes" and "No" to be printed on separate lines of the ballot, with voting targets, to the right of or below the description of the proposal to be voted on.

Statutes affected:
AB 1512: 1004 EDC, 5020 EDC, 15122 EDC, 18333 EDC, 18513 EDC, 19608 EDC, 19724 EDC, 24906 EDC, 35762 EDC, 72026 EDC, 23271 GOV, 23355 GOV, 23374.5 GOV, 29903 GOV, 34876.5 GOV, 51929 GOV, 51930 GOV, 51931 GOV, 57137 GOV, 6463 HSC, 6612 HSC, 20104 HSC, 5105 PRC, 2965 PUC, 2973 PUC, 22740 PUC, 22743 PUC, 1176 SHC, 1182 SHC, 26064 SHC, 26163 SHC, 12057 WAT, 12889.2 WAT, 13417 WAT, 21929 WAT, 21930 WAT, 21931 WAT, 22171 WAT, 22172 WAT, 22173 WAT, 23224 WAT, 25675 WAT, 25703 WAT, 35520.15 WAT, 35520.19 WAT, 35884 WAT, 39931 WAT, 42327 WAT, 45271 WAT, 45276 WAT, 48255 WAT, 50976 WAT, 60385 WAT, 60414 WAT, 74099 WAT, 74101 WAT, 74467 WAT, 74833 WAT, 74850 WAT, 75063 WAT, 75065 WAT, 75168.3 WAT, 75393 WAT, 75444 WAT, 75936 WAT, 76042 WAT
03/10/25 - Introduced: 1004 EDC, 5020 EDC, 15122 EDC, 18333 EDC, 18513 EDC, 19608 EDC, 19724 EDC, 24906 EDC, 35762 EDC, 72026 EDC, 23271 GOV, 23355 GOV, 23374.5 GOV, 29903 GOV, 34876.5 GOV, 51929 GOV, 51930 GOV, 51931 GOV, 57137 GOV, 6463 HSC, 6612 HSC, 20104 HSC, 5105 PRC, 2965 PUC, 2973 PUC, 22740 PUC, 22743 PUC, 1176 SHC, 1182 SHC, 26064 SHC, 26163 SHC, 12057 WAT, 12889.2 WAT, 13417 WAT, 21929 WAT, 21930 WAT, 21931 WAT, 22171 WAT, 22172 WAT, 22173 WAT, 23224 WAT, 25675 WAT, 25703 WAT, 35520.15 WAT, 35520.19 WAT, 35884 WAT, 39931 WAT, 42327 WAT, 45271 WAT, 45276 WAT, 48255 WAT, 50976 WAT, 60385 WAT, 60414 WAT, 74099 WAT, 74101 WAT, 74467 WAT, 74833 WAT, 74850 WAT, 75063 WAT, 75065 WAT, 75168.3 WAT, 75393 WAT, 75444 WAT, 75936 WAT, 76042 WAT
05/01/25 - Amended Assembly: 1004 EDC, 5020 EDC, 15122 EDC, 18333 EDC, 18513 EDC, 19608 EDC, 19724 EDC, 24906 EDC, 35762 EDC, 72026 EDC, 23271 GOV, 23355 GOV, 23374.5 GOV, 29903 GOV, 34876.5 GOV, 51929 GOV, 51930 GOV, 51931 GOV, 57137 GOV, 6463 HSC, 6612 HSC, 20104 HSC, 5105 PRC, 2965 PUC, 2973 PUC, 22740 PUC, 22743 PUC, 1176 SHC, 1182 SHC, 26064 SHC, 26163 SHC, 12057 WAT, 12889.2 WAT, 13417 WAT, 21929 WAT, 21930 WAT, 21931 WAT, 22171 WAT, 22172 WAT, 22173 WAT, 23224 WAT, 25675 WAT, 25703 WAT, 35520.15 WAT, 35520.19 WAT, 35884 WAT, 39931 WAT, 42327 WAT, 45271 WAT, 45276 WAT, 48255 WAT, 50976 WAT, 60385 WAT, 60414 WAT, 74099 WAT, 74101 WAT, 74467 WAT, 74833 WAT, 74850 WAT, 75063 WAT, 75065 WAT, 75168.3 WAT, 75393 WAT, 75444 WAT, 75936 WAT, 76042 WAT