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California Constitution, Article II

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Article II, VOTING, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, AND RECALL

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All articles362 Art. I34 Art. II21 Art. III9 Art. IV28 Art. V13 Art. VI23 Art. VII11 Art. IX15 Art. X7 Art. X-A8 Art. X-B16 Art. XI16 Art. XII9 Art. XIII39 Art. XIII-A7 Art. XIII-B18 Art. XIII-C3 Art. XIII-D6 Art. XIV5 Art. XV1 Art. XVI27 Art. XVIII4 Art. XIX10 Art. XIX-A2 Art. XIX-B2 Art. XIX-C4 Art. XIX-D1 Art. XX10 Art. XXI4 Art. XXII2 Art. XXXIV0 Art. XXXV7

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Cal. Const. art. II, § 1 Section 1
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All political power is inherent in the people. Government is instituted for their protection, security, and benefit, and they have the right to alter or reform it when the public good may require.
Cal. Const. art. II, § 2 Section 2
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(a) A United States citizen 18 years of age and resident in this State may vote. (b) An elector disqualified from voting while serving a state or federal prison term, as described in Section 4, shall have their right to vote restored upon the completion of their prison term.
Cal. Const. art. II, § 3 Section 3
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The Legislature shall define residence and provide for registration and free elections.
Cal. Const. art. II, § 4 Section 4
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The Legislature shall prohibit improper practices that affect elections and shall provide for the disqualification of electors while mentally incompetent or serving a state or federal prison term for the conviction of a felony.

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Cal. Const. art. II, § 5 Section 5

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(a) A voter-nomination primary election shall be conducted to select the candidates for congressional and state elective offices in California. All voters may vote at a voter-nominated primary election for any candidate for congressional and state elective office without regard t…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 6 Section 6

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(a) All judicial, school, county, and city offices, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall be nonpartisan. (b) A political party or party central committee shall not nominate a candidate for nonpartisan office, and the candidate’s party preference shall not be …

Cal. Const. art. II, § 7 Section 7

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Voting shall be secret.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 8 Section 8

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(a) The initiative is the power of the electors to propose statutes and amendments to the Constitution and to adopt or reject them. (b) An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition that sets forth the text of the proposed statute or ame…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 9 Section 9

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(a) The referendum is the power of the electors to approve or reject statutes or parts of statutes except urgency statutes, statutes calling elections, and statutes providing for tax levies or appropriations for usual current expenses of the State. (b) A referendum measure may be…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 10 Section 10

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(a) An initiative statute or referendum approved by a majority of votes cast thereon takes effect on the fifth day after the Secretary of State files the statement of the vote for the election at which the measure is voted on, but the measure may provide that it becomes operative…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 11 Section 11

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(a) Initiative and referendum powers may be exercised by the electors of each city or county under procedures that the Legislature shall provide. Except as provided in subdivisions (b) and (c), this section does not affect a city having a charter. (b) A city or county initiative …

Cal. Const. art. II, § 12 Section 12

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No amendment to the Constitution, and no statute proposed to the electors by the Legislature or by initiative, that names any individual to hold any office, or names or identifies any private corporation to perform any function or to have any power or duty, may be submitted to th…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 13 Section 13

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Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective officer.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 14 Section 14

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(a) Recall of a state officer is initiated by delivering to the Secretary of State a petition alleging reason for recall. Sufficiency of reason is not reviewable. Proponents have 160 days to file signed petitions. (b) A petition to recall a statewide officer must be signed by ele…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 15 Section 15

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(a) An election to determine whether to recall an officer and, if appropriate, to elect a successor shall be called by the Governor and held not less than 60 days nor more than 80 days from the date of certification of sufficient signatures. (b) A recall election may be conducted…

Cal. Const. art. II, § 16 Section 16

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The Legislature shall provide for circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall election.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 17 Section 17

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If recall of the Governor or Secretary of State is initiated, the recall duties of that office shall be performed by the Lieutenant Governor or Controller, respectively.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 18 Section 18

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A state officer who is not recalled shall be reimbursed by the State for the officer’s recall election expenses legally and personally incurred. Another recall may not be initiated against the officer until six months after the election.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 19 Section 19

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The Legislature shall provide for recall of local officers. This section does not affect counties and cities whose charters provide for recall.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 20 Section 20

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Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election. The election shall be held in the last even-numbered year before the term expires.

Cal. Const. art. II, § 2.5 Section 2.5

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A voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this State shall have that vote counted.