Elections Code § 13117

CHAPTER 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order

Current as of September 28, 2026Elec. Code, § 13117Official source ↗

Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 58, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.

(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.