Within one business day of the first date that a petition is circulated to qualify a measure for the ballot, the proponent must file a Notice for Initiative, Recall and Referendum Petitions (SFEC Form-113) with the Ethics Commission to inform the Commission that the proponent has begun to circulate the petition. (C&GC Code section 1.113.). For more information about this requirement, see “Disclosure During Signature Gathering Periods” section at Committee Reporting Requirements.