ARTICLE II VOTING, INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, AND RECALL [SECTION 1. - SEC. 20.]
Heading of Article 2 amended June 8, 1976, by Prop. 14. Res.Ch. 5, 1976.
Art. II, §§ 1–20 · 21 sections
- Art. II, § 1 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…
- Art. II, § 2 (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…
- Art. II, § 2.5 A voter who casts a vote in an election in accordance with the laws of this State shall have that vote counted.
- Art. II, § 3 The Legislature shall define residence and provide for registration and free elections.
- Art. II, § 4 The Legislature shall prohibit improper practices that affect elections and shall provide for the disqualification of electors while mentally incompetent or…
- Art. II, § 5 (a) A voter-nomination primary election shall be conducted to select the candidates for congressional and state elective offices in California. All voters may…
- Art. II, § 6 (a) All judicial, school, county, and city offices, including the Superintendent of Public Instruction, shall be nonpartisan. (b) A political party or party…
- Art. II, § 7 Voting shall be secret.
- Art. II, § 8 (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…
- Art. II, § 9 (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…
- Art. II, § 10 (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…
- Art. II, § 11 (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…
- Art. II, § 12 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…
- Art. II, § 13 Recall is the power of the electors to remove an elective officer.
- Art. II, § 14 (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…
- Art. II, § 15 (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…
- Art. II, § 16 The Legislature shall provide for circulation, filing, and certification of petitions, nomination of candidates, and the recall election.
- Art. II, § 17 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,…
- Art. II, § 18 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…
- Art. II, § 19 The Legislature shall provide for recall of local officers. This section does not affect counties and cities whose charters provide for recall.
- Art. II, § 20 Terms of elective offices provided for by this Constitution, other than Members of the Legislature, commence on the Monday after January 1 following election.…