Title ELEC — California Elec. Code

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

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

No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from and after the date of its final passage, except: (a) An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election. (b) An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety that contains a declaratio…

(a) Notwithstanding Section 9235, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a city as part of a joint powers entity pursuant to Section 6547 of the Government Code shall not take effect for 60 days. (b) When the number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor a…

If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance, and circulated by a person who meets the requirements of Section 102, is submitted to the elections official of the legislative body of the city in his or her office during normal office hours, as posted, within 30 days of th…

The proponent of a referendum may withdraw the referendum at any time before the 88th day before the election, whether or not the petition has already been found sufficient by the elections official.

The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections official, and the manner of holding elections shall govern the petition procedure and submission of the ordinance to the voters.

(a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following: (b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain all of the following: (1) The identifying number or title of the ordinance. (2) Either of the following: (A) The text of the …

Petitions shall be accepted for filing by the elections official and the determination of the number of signatures thereon shall be made by the elections official in accordance with Section 9210. Petitions shall be filed with the elections official of the legislative body of the …

After the petition has been filed as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the petition and certify the results in the same manner as are county petitions in Sections 9114 and 9115 except that, for the purposes of this section, references to the board of superviso…

If the legislative body does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which the petition is filed, the legislative body shall submit the ordinance to the voters, either at the next regular municipal election occurring not less than 88 days after the order of the legislative body…

Signatures upon petitions, and sections thereof, shall be secured, and the petition, together with all sections thereof, shall be filed, within 30 days from the date of the adoption of the ordinance to which it relates. Petitions and sections thereof shall be filed with the elect…

Elections pursuant to this article shall be held in accordance with Sections 9217 to 9225, inclusive. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Whenever the legislative body of a city has voted in favor of the repeal of an ordinance protested against by the voters, as provided in this article, and the mayor, or like officer, has vetoed the repeal, the failure of the legislative body to pass the repeal over the veto shall…

If approval of an ordinance by the mayor or like officer is necessary, the date of approval shall be deemed the date of its final passage by the legislative body within the meaning of this article. If an ordinance becomes law when the time for approval or veto has expired, and no…

Any duty imposed in this chapter upon the legislative body of a city with regard to calling a municipal election, or in connection with an election called pursuant to this chapter, is likewise imposed upon any officer having any duty to perform connected with the election, so far…

Article 1 (commencing with Section 9200) and this article do not apply to cities having a charter adopted under Section 3 of Article XI of the California Constitution, and having in their charters any provision for the direct initiation of ordinances by the voters; nor to proceed…

(a) A charter or charter amendment proposed by a charter commission, whether elected or appointed by a governing body, for a city or city and county shall be submitted to the voters at an established statewide general election pursuant to Section 1200, provided there are at least…

The proponents of a measure proposing to amend a charter shall publish or post, or both, a notice of intent to circulate the petition in the same form and manner as prescribed in Sections 9202, 9203, 9204, and 9205. The proponents shall also file an affidavit prescribed in Sectio…

The petition signed by registered voters of the city or city and county proposing an amendment to a charter shall set forth in full the text of the proposed amendment, in no less than 10-point type. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The petition may be circulated in sections, but each section shall contain a correct copy of the text of the proposed amendment. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Each signer of the petition shall sign it in the manner prescribed by Section 9020. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The petition shall be in substantially the following form: Petition for Submission to Voters of Proposed Amendment to the Charter of the City (or City and County) of ____ To the city council (or other legislative body) of the City (or City and County) of ____: We, the undersigned…

Each section shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting the signatures. This affidavit shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022 and shall comply with Sections 104 and 9209. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Each petition section shall consist of sheets of white paper, uniform in size, with dimensions no smaller than 81/2 by 11 inches or greater than 81/2 by 14 inches. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The sheets comprising each petition section shall be fastened together securely and remain so during circulation and filing. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

A voter may withdraw his or her signature from a petition in the manner prescribed in Section 9602. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The petition shall be filed with the elections official 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, and a petition section submitted subsequently may not be accepted by the electi…

After the petition has been filed, the elections official shall examine the petition in the same manner as are county petitions in accordance with Sections 9114 and 9115, except that, for the purposes of this section, references in those sections to the board of supervisors shall…

The proponent of a measure proposing to amend a charter may withdraw the charter amendment at any time before the 88th day before the election, whether or not the petition has already been found sufficient by the elections official.

Petitions that do not substantially conform to the form requirements of this article shall not be accepted for filing by the elections official. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

The conduct of election and publication requirements shall substantially conform with Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) and Part 2 (commencing with Section 10100) of Division 10. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

Upon the completion of the canvass of votes, the governing body of a city or city and county shall pass a resolution reciting the fact of the election and such other matters as are enumerated in Section 10264. The elections official of the city or city and county shall then cause…

Whenever a city measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the governing body may direct the city elections official to transmit a copy of the measure to the city attorney, unless the organization or salaries of the office of the city attorney are affected. The city attorney sh…

If no other method is provided by general law, or, in the case of a chartered city, by the charter or by city ordinance, arguments for and against any city measure may be submitted to the qualified voters of the city pursuant to this article. If a method is otherwise provided by …

(a) For measures placed on the ballot by petition, the persons filing an initiative petition pursuant to this article may file a written argument in favor of the ordinance, and the legislative body may submit an argument against the ordinance. (b) For measures placed on the ballo…

A ballot argument may not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the author or authors submitting it, or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name a…

(a) (1) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected to be printed in the voter information guide, the elections official shall send a copy of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure and a copy of a…

(a) Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and voter information guides and to permit the 10-calendar-day public examination as provided in Article 6 (commencing with Section 9295) for the particular election, the city elections official shall f…

(a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any city measure is submitted to the city elections official within the time prescribed, he or she shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the measure for printing and distribu…

Whenever the elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9223, 9280, 9281, 9282, and 9285, only one copy of each piece of official matter shall be mailed to a postal address where two or more registered voters have the same surname and the same…

(a) The elections official shall make a copy of the material referred to in Sections 9223, 9280, 9281, 9282, and 9285 available for public examination in the elections official’s office for a period of 10 calendar days immediately following the filing deadline for submission of t…

No insufficiency in a petition against any officer shall bar the later filing of a new petition against that officer. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)

If a petition is found insufficient by the elections official or, in the case of the recall of a state officer, the Secretary of State, the petition signatures may be examined in accordance with Section Article 2 (commencing with Section 7924.100) of Chapter 2 of Part 5 of Divisi…

(a) Except as described in paragraph (3) of subdivision (b), if a vacancy occurs in an office after a recall petition is filed against the vacating officer, the recall election shall nevertheless proceed. (b) (1) Upon the occurrence of the vacancy, the elections official for each…

A voter who has signed a recall petition shall have their signature withdrawn from the petition upon filing a written request that includes the name or title of the petition and the voter’s name, residence address, and signature with the elections official prior to the day the pe…

The following shall appear on the ballots at every recall election, except in the case of a landowner voting district, with respect to each officer sought to be recalled: (a) The question “Shall [name of officer sought to be recalled] be recalled (removed) from the office of [tit…

In addition to the material contained in Section 11320, the following shall appear on ballots at all recall elections for state officers: (a) The names of the candidates nominated to succeed the officer sought to be recalled shall appear under each recall question. (b) Following …

(a) (1) In a recall election for a state officer, additional instructions shall be added to the ballot to communicate the following information: (A) That there are two contests on the ballot. (B) That the two contests are separate and can be voted on independently. (2) For purpos…

A voter shall indicate, by completely selecting the voting target next to either “Yes” or “No,” their vote for or against the recall proposal, respectively.