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The State Attorney General prepares a title and summary for proposed initiative measures prior to the circulation of petitions. State law requires a proponent to furnish the Attorney General's Office with the complete text of a proposed initiative measure for preparation of an official title and summary. The proposed measure must be submitted with required certifications, and a $2,000 filing fee, which is refunded if the measure qualifies for an election ballot. By law, the Attorney General's title and summary may not exceed 100 words. After preparation, the title and summary are submitted with the proposed initiative measure to the Secretary of State. The Our Neighborhood Voices draft initiative Our Neighborhood Voices has prepared the text of the proposed law (initiative draft). See Exhibit A for the draft initiative language. Once the Attorney General's Office receives a request for official title and summary, the Office will post the proposed initiative measure on its website and facilitate a 30-day public review process during which any member of the public may submit written public comments to the Attorney General's Office via its website. These public comments will be shared with the initiative proponents. At the writing of this memo, the Office of the Attorney General has not posted on its website an official title and summary for the Our Neighborhood Voices (https://oag.ca.gov/initiatives/active-measures) Resolution to support the initiative draft Per the City Council's request during Matters Initiated, City staff has prepared a draft resolution in support of the draft initiative by our Neighborhood Voices (see Exhibit B). Exhibits: A. Our Neighborhood Voices initiative draft text B. Resolution to support the Our Neighborhood Voices initiative draft 2