(a) (1) A committee formed pursuant to Section 82013 of the Government Code that pays for the circulation of a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition shall create an Official Top Funders sheet as follows, with all text in a black roman type with a type size of 14 point on a plain, contrasting background, and centered horizontally, except as described below. None of the text shall have its type condensed or have the spacing between characters reduced to be narrower than a normal roman type. Unless otherwise specified, the text shall not be boldface type. (2) At the top of the sheet shall appear the text âOFFICIAL TOP FUNDERS. Valid only forâ, followed by a month and year that starts at most seven days after the date the top contributors as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 84501 of the Government Code were last confirmed. This text shall be boldface type and with a type size of at least 16 point. (3) Next, separated by a blank horizontal line from the text in paragraph (2), shall appear the title of the initiative, referendum, or recall as it appears on the petition, in all capital letters. (4) (A) Next, separated by a blank horizontal line from the text in paragraph (3), shall appear a disclosure statement in a printed or drawn box with a black border. (B) At the top of the disclosure statement shall appear the text âPetition circulation paid for byâ in boldface text. (C) Next, on a separate horizontal line, shall appear the name of the committee as it appears on the most recent Statement of Organization filed pursuant to Section 84101 of the Government Code. If the committee has any top contributors as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 84501 of the Government Code, it shall be followed by a blank horizontal line and then the underlined text âCommittee major funding from:â. (D) The top contributors as defined in subdivision (c) of Section 84501 of the Government Code, if any, shall each be disclosed in boldface text on a separate horizontal line separate from any other text, in descending order, beginning with the top contributor who made the largest cumulative contributions, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 84501 of the Government Code, on the first line. (E) The committee, in its discretion, may include the underlined text âEndorsed by:â, followed by a list, not underlined, of up to three endorsers. The text pursuant to this subparagraph shall be separated from the text above and below it by a blank horizontal line. (F) The following line shall include the text âLatest Official Top Funders:â followed by either (i) the internet web page on the Secretary of Stateâs internet website that lists the âOfficial Top Fundersâ statements that are reported pursuant to subdivision (f), or (ii) the internet website described in subdivision (c). (5) If the petition is a state initiative petition, next, separated by at least two blank horizontal lines from the disclosures of paragraphs (4) and (5), shall appear the text âOFFICIAL TITLE AND SUMMARY (SAME AS ON PETITION)â, in boldface text in all capital letters. (6) If the petition is a state initiative petition, next, starting on a separate horizontal line, shall appear the text âThe Attorney General of California has prepared the following circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:â, in boldface text with a type size of 11 point. (7) If the petition is a state initiative petition, next, starting on a separate horizontal line, shall appear the Attorney General summary of the initiative as it appears on the initiative petition, in plain text with a type size of 11 point. (b) Notwithstanding any other law, a state or local initiative, referendum, or recall petition that requires voter signatures and for which the circulation is paid for by a committee formed pursuant to Section 82013 of the Government Code shall either include a disclosure statement on the petition that is display
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