{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"13117","citation":"Elec. Code, § 13117","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 13. BALLOTS, SAMPLE BALLOTS, AND VOTER PAMPHLETS [13000. - 13600.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13"},{"name":"CHAPTER 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order [13100. - 13121.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-13/chapter-2"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 58, Sec. 2.   Effective January 1, 1997.","effective":"1997-01-01","html":"<p>(a) Commencing with the November 3, 1998, general election, all state measures in all elections at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters shall be numbered in a continuous sequence, commencing with the number “1” and continuing in numerical sequence for a period of 10 years from the year of commencement.</p><p>(b) At the completion of a 10-year cycle, the numbering sequence shall recommence with the number “1” at the next election at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters.</p>","text":"(a) Commencing with the November 3, 1998, general election, all state measures in all elections at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters shall be numbered in a continuous sequence, commencing with the number “1” and continuing in numerical sequence for a period of 10 years from the year of commencement. (b) At the completion of a 10-year cycle, the numbering sequence shall recommence with the number “1” at the next election at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/forms-of-ballots-ballot-order-13117","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}