This bill creates a process to cure an initiative or referendum petition signature that is declared invalid.
This bill:
- establishes a process to cure a signature on an initiative or referendum petition that is declared invalid by a county clerk because the signature does not match the signature on file in the statewide voter registration database;
- requires a county clerk to notify an individual described above when the county clerk determines that the individual's signature does not match the signature on file;
- allows the individual to cure the invalid signature by delivering to the county clerk a signed affidavit attesting to the validity of the signature;
- establishes deadlines related to the processes described above; and
- provides that a county clerk may not count the individual's signature as valid unless the affidavit is timely received.