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How petition circulators can avoid common errors in Los Angeles filings
Summary
The City Clerk Election Division highlighted frequent circulator mistakes — affidavit errors, incorrect addresses, PO boxes and unsigned lines — and recommended training circulators, keeping logs and checking jurisdiction boundaries to preserve signatures.
The City Clerk Election Division advised prospective candidates and campaign teams on common petition circulator mistakes and practical steps to reduce invalid signatures.
"As some of the most common petition errors are found on the affidavit, please ensure that the circulator has signed and dated this affidavit after all of the signatures on that petition form has been collected," said Speaker 1, a City Clerk…
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