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  5. Division 7 - Secretary of State
  6. Chapter 8.3 - Petition Processing, Signature Verification, Ballot Processing, and Ballot Counting

Chapter 8.3 - Petition Processing, Signature Verification, Ballot Processing, and Ballot Counting

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  1. Article 1 - General (§ 20910)
  2. Article 2 - Petition Format (§ 20920)
  3. Article 3 - Petition Signatures and Residence Addresses (§ 20930 to 20931)
  4. Article 4 - Voter Registration Status (§ 20940 to 20942)
  5. Article 5 - Declaration of Circulator (§ 20950)
  6. Article 6 - Signature Comparison (§ 20960 to 20962)
  7. Article 7 - Signature Withdrawal (§ 20970)
  8. Article 8 - Uniform Vote Counting Standards [Renumbered], version 2 (§ 20980 to 20985)
  9. Article 9 - Processing of Vote-By-Mail and Provisional Ballots (§ 20990 to 20993)

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  1. Article 1 - General (§ 20910)
  2. Article 2 - Petition Format (§ 20920)
  3. Article 3 - Petition Signatures and Residence Addresses (§ 20930 to 20931)
  4. Article 4 - Voter Registration Status (§ 20940 to 20942)
  5. Article 5 - Declaration of Circulator (§ 20950)
  6. Article 6 - Signature Comparison (§ 20960 to 20962)
  7. Article 7 - Signature Withdrawal (§ 20970)
  8. Article 8 - Uniform Vote Counting Standards [Renumbered], version 2 (§ 20980 to 20985)
  9. Article 9 - Processing of Vote-By-Mail and Provisional Ballots (§ 20990 to 20993)

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