On September 19, the 9th circuit ruled that initiative and recall petitions do not need to be in any language other than English. Padilla v Lever, 03-56259. This decision was by fifteen judges, who reconsidered the earlier decision. The vote was 14-1. The earlier decision, by three judges, had said that such petitions do need to be in the same languages that are used for ballots. California ballots are in English, Spanish and Chinese.