Title ELEC, California Elec. Code

Signatures shall be secured and the petition shall be presented to the county elections official for filing within 180 days from the date of receipt of the title and summary, or after termination of any action for a writ of mandate pursuant to Section 9106 and, if applicable, aft…

(a) During the circulation of the petition or before taking either action described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 9118, the board of supervisors may refer the proposed initiative measure to a county agency or agencies for a report on any or all of the following: (1) Its …

On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the county elections official of each county shall file a report with the Secretary of State containing the following information: (a) The number of county initiative petitions circulated during the preceding two calendar years that…

The petition shall be filed by the proponents, or by any person or persons authorized in writing by the proponents. All sections of the petition shall be filed at one time. Any sections of the petition not so filed shall be void for all purposes. Once filed, no petition section s…

Except as provided in Section 9115, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the elections official shall examine the petition, and from the records of registration ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the r…

(a) Within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, if, from the examination of petitions pursuant to Section 9114 shows that more than 500 signatures have been signed on the petition, the elections official may use a random sam…

If the initiative petition is signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the entire vote cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election preceding the publication of the notice of intention to circulate an initiative petition, the…

The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative at any time before the 88th day before the election, whether or not the petition has already been found sufficient by the elections official. (Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 155, Sec. 1. (SB 1153) Effective January 1, 2019.)

Whenever any ordinance is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a county at any election, the county elections official shall cause the ordinance to be printed. A copy of the ordinance shall be made available to any voter upon request. (Enacted by Stats. 1994,…

Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) shall govern the procedures for submitting arguments for county initiatives. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall become a valid and binding ordinance of the county. The ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date the vote is declared by the board of supervisors, and shall go into eff…

If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall control. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the voters of a county shall be substantially in the following form: “The people of the County of ____ ordain as follows:” (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted either by the board of supervisors without submission to the voters or adopted by the voters shall be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original ordinance. In all …

This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner: Not earlier than the 113th day nor later than the 88th day before a municipal election during normal office hours, as posted, the voters may nominate candidates for election by signin…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the same municipality in the same election. (Added by Stats. 2006, Ch. 508, Sec. 6. Effective January 1, 2007.)

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper, and each signer shall add his or her place of residence, giving the street and number, if any, or another designation of his or her place of residence,…

Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the signatures appended thereto, and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch.…

Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.3. (Amended by Stats. 2024, Ch. 109, Sec. 6. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2025.)

All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours as posted, not later than the 88th day before the election. Until that time, but not after, a candidate may withdraw his or her nomination paper after it is filed with the election…

No later than three days before the deadline for submission of nomination papers for a municipal election, the city elections official shall post on the city’s internet website, or publish a public notice that includes all of the following: (a) A list of the offices to be filled.…

(a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before the election, during normal business hours, as posted, or are filed but then are withdrawn before the close of normal business hours …

(a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of ____, to be voted for at the municipal election to be held on the ____ day of ____, 20__, hereby assert as follows: I am a …

(a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY I hereby declare myself a candidate for nomination to the office of ________ District Number ________ to be voted for at the municipal election to be held ________, 20__, a…

The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing nomination papers pursuant to Section 10226 and a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.3. (Added by Stats. 2024, Ch. 109, Sec. 10. (AB 2582) Effective January 1, 2025.)

All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the city elections official during regular business hours. At the time of issuance of those forms the city elections official shall type in the forms the name of the candidate and t…

A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 10221 as determined by the city council and set by ordinance, but not exceeding twenty-five dollars (…

(a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, before the day fixed for a regularly scheduled municipal election or the 83rd day before the election, during normal business hours as posted, if an incumbent fails to file or files but then withdraws pursuant to Se…

If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10403.5 or by charter, the period to file as a candidate for the general municipal election shall be the same as the nomination period to file as a candidate for t…

From moneys appropriated by the Legislature, the Controller shall allocate and disburse to the counties the amounts necessary to reimburse them for net costs incurred by them in complying with the voter registration provisions, including the provisions authorizing voter registrat…

The Secretary of State may provide grants to local elections officials, nonprofit corporations, and unincorporated associations for the following purposes: (a) To conduct voter outreach and voter education programs, in accordance with the requirements of the Help America Vote Act…

The chairperson of the state central committee shall notify the Secretary of State on or before the 120th day preceding the presidential primary as to the number of delegates to represent the state in the next national convention of his or her party. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. …

The notification of the number of delegates shall be in substantially the following form: STATEMENT OF NUMBER OF DELEGATES TO THE REPUBLICAN PARTY NATIONAL CONVENTION To the Secretary of State Sacramento, California You are hereby notified that the number of delegates to represen…

If the chairperson of the state central committee fails to file a notice as to the number of delegates, the Secretary of State shall ascertain the number from the call for the national convention issued by the national committee of the party. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec…

The Secretary of State shall, on or before the 110th day preceding the presidential primary, certify to the county elections official of each county the number of delegates to be elected by the Republican Party. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 913, Sec. 16. Effective January 1, 1999…

The state convention shall meet biennially, at a location designated by the state central committee, at 10 a.m. on a Saturday following the direct primary election, but in no event later than August 15. (Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 199, Sec. 15. Effective January 1, 1999.)

The state party chairperson, no later than the 135th day before the presidential primary election, shall notify the Secretary of State whether or not a county central committee election will be held. In the event that a county central committee election is not held, a county cent…

The elections official, no later than the 115th day before the presidential primary election, shall compute the number of members of central committees to be elected in each supervisorial or Assembly district if the election of the members is to be by supervisorial or Assembly di…

In each county, the name of each candidate for member of central committees shall appear on the ballot only if she or he has done either of the following: (a) Filed a nomination paper pursuant to Article 2 (commencing with Section 8020) to Article 6 (commencing with Section 8100)…

Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if the elections official, on the 73rd day prior to the presidential primary election, finds that the number of candidates nominated for election to a central committee from any election jurisdiction does not exceed the number to be ele…

In counties where members of central committees are to be elected by supervisorial or Assembly district, a person seeking election as a member of central committees may seek election only in the supervisorial or Assembly district in which he or she resides. (Enacted by Stats. 199…

A person qualifying as a candidate for member of central committees by virtue of qualification to have her or his name appear on the primary ballot for a partisan public office shall have her or his name listed on the ballot for member of central committees only in the central co…

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, a person may obtain and circulate nomination papers both for nomination to a public office and for election as a member of central committees. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Notwithstanding any other provision of this code, the number of sponsors which shall be required of a person to be a candidate for member of central committees shall be the lesser of either of the following: (a) Not less than 20 nor more than 30. (b) Not less than 2 percent of th…