) The Secretary of State shall adopt regulations consistent with this section. The initial regulations may be adopted as emergency regulations in accordance with Chapter 0.0 (commencing with Section 00000) of Part 0 of Division 0 of Title 0 of the Government Code, and shall be deemed necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, safety, or general welfare. SEC. 00. Section 0000 is added to the Elections Code, to read: 0000. (a) 