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Initiative Enters Circulation: Requires State Response If President of
The United States Unlawfully Retains Office Beyond Two-Term Limit.
Initiative Constitutional Amendment. Sacramento, Calif. –
California Secretary of State Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D., announced that
the proponent of a new initiative was cleared to begin collecting
petition signatures on January 5, 2026.
The
Attorney General prepares the legal title and summary that is required
to appear on initiative petitions. When the official language is
complete, the Attorney General forwards it to the proponent(s) and to
the Secretary of State, and the initiative may be circulated for
signatures. The Secretary of State then provides a calendar of
deadlines to the proponent(s) and to county elections officials. The
Attorney General’s official title and summary for the measure is as
follows:
REQUIRES STATE RESPONSE IF PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES
UNLAWFULLY RETAINS OFFICE BEYOND TWO-TERM LIMIT. INITIATIVE
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT. Requires
the State of California to sue to prevent a President of the
United States from remaining in office after two terms in violation of
the Twenty-Second Amendment (“No person shall be elected to the
office of the President more than twice . . . .”). If a court
decides that the President has unlawfully remained in office:
- the State of California must stop recognizing the individual as President;
- the Attorney General must take lawful steps to arrest and prosecute the individual; and
- the Legislature must enact laws disqualifying the individual from future state office.
Summary of estimate by Legislative Analyst and Director of Finance of fiscal impact on state and local governments: Potential
increase in one-time state costs, not likely to exceed the low millions
of dollars, to address violations of the 22nd Amendment, in years in
which such violations are attempted. State costs to create protections
for state employees, veterans, and servicemembers who refuse
unconstitutional orders. These costs would depend on what protections
are adopted. (25-0030A1.)
The Secretary of State’s tracking number for this measure is 2007 and the Attorney General's tracking number is 25-0030A1.
The
proponent of the measure, Roberto Ramos, must collect signatures of
874,641 registered voters (eight percent of the total votes cast for
governor in the November 2022 general election) in order for the
measure to become eligible for the ballot. The proponent has 180 days
to circulate petitions for the measure, meaning the signatures must be
submitted to county elections officials no later than July 6, 2026. The
address for the proponent is 549 Hilltop Terrace, Palmdale, CA 93551.
The proponent may also be contacted at (808) 600-0636 and RamosR2025@lawnet.ucla.edu.
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