DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS [9000. - 9611.]
Division 9 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
§§ 9000–9611 · 236 sections
CHAPTER 1. State Elections §§ 9000–9096 · 68 sections
ARTICLE 1. Initiative and Referendum Petitions §§ 9000–9018 · 19 sections
- § 9000 This article applies only to initiative and referendum measures affecting the Constitution or laws of the state.
- § 9001 (a) Before the circulation of an initiative or referendum petition for signatures, the text of the proposed measure shall be submitted to the Attorney General…
- § 9002 (a) Upon receipt of a request from the proponents of a proposed initiative measure for a circulating title and summary, the Attorney General shall initiate a…
- § 9003 In the event that the Attorney General is a proponent of a proposed measure, the circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed…
- § 9004 (a) Upon receipt of the text of a proposed initiative measure, and after the public review period provided for in Section 9002, the Attorney General shall…
- § 9005 (a) The Attorney General, in preparing a circulating title and summary for a proposed initiative measure, shall, in boldface print, include in the circulating…
- § 9006 (a) Upon receipt of the text of a proposed referendum, the Attorney General shall prepare a circulating title and summary of the chief purpose and points of…
- § 9007 Immediately upon the preparation of the circulating title and summary of a proposed initiative or referendum measure, the Attorney General shall forthwith…
- § 9008 Every proposed initiative measure, prior to circulation, shall have placed across the top of the petition in 11-point or larger roman type, all of the…
- § 9009 The heading of an initiative petition shall be in substantially the following form: Initiative Measure to Be Submitted Directly to the Voters The Attorney…
- § 9010 Across the top of each page of a referendum petition, there shall be printed in 12-point boldface type the following: “Referendum Against an Act Passed by the…
- § 9011 Across the top of each page after the first page of every referendum petition or section of a referendum petition, which is prepared and circulated, there…
- § 9012 Any petition for a proposed initiative measure or referendum may be presented in sections, but each section shall contain a full and correct copy of the…
- § 9013 A space at least one inch wide shall be left blank across the top of each page of every initiative and referendum petition and after the name of each voter who…
- § 9014 (a) A petition for a proposed initiative or referendum measure shall not be circulated for signatures prior to the official summary date. (b) Subject to…
- § 9015 Officers required by law to receive or file in their offices any initiative or referendum petition shall not receive or file any initiative or referendum…
- § 9016 (a) Notwithstanding Section 324, for purposes of subdivision (c) of Section 8 of, and subdivision (c) of Section 9 of, Article II of the California…
- § 9017 If, for any reason, any initiative or referendum measure proposed by petition as provided by this article is not submitted to the voters at the next succeeding…
- § 9018 The Secretary of State shall prepare and provide to any person, upon request, a pamphlet describing the procedures and requirements for preparing and…
ARTICLE 2. Petition Signatures §§ 9020–9022 · 3 sections
- § 9020 (a) The petition sections shall be designed so that each signer shall personally affix all of the following: (1) The signer’s signature. (2) The signer’s…
- § 9021 (a) A person who meets the requirements of Section 102 may circulate a statewide initiative or referendum petition anywhere within the state. Each section of…
- § 9022 (a) Each section shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures setting forth the information required by Section 104. (b)…
ARTICLE 3. Filing Petitions §§ 9030–9035 · 6 sections
- § 9030 (a) Each section of the petition shall be filed with the elections official of the county or city and county for which it was circulated, but all sections…
- § 9031 (a) If the statistical sampling shows that the number of valid signatures is within 95 to 110 percent of the number of signatures of qualified voters needed to…
- § 9032 The right to file the petition shall be reserved to its proponents, and any section thereof presented for filing by any person or persons other than the…
- § 9033 (a) When the Secretary of State has received from one or more elections officials or registrars a petition, certified to have been signed by the requisite…
- § 9034 (a) The proponents of a proposed initiative measure shall submit a certification, signed under penalty of perjury, to the Secretary of State immediately upon…
- § 9035 An initiative measure may be proposed by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition that sets forth the text of the proposed statute or amendment to the…
ARTICLE 4. Measures Proposed by the Legislature §§ 9040–9044 · 5 sections
- § 9040 (a) Every constitutional amendment, bond measure, or other legislative measure submitted to the people by the Legislature shall appear on the ballot of the…
- § 9041 Whenever the Legislature submits any measure to the voters of the state, the author of the measure and no more than two persons appointed by the author may…
- § 9042 If a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature was not adopted unanimously, one Member of the Senate who voted against it shall be appointed by the…
- § 9043 Arguments prepared by legislators and their appointees shall be submitted to the Secretary of State no later than a date to be designated by the Secretary of…
- § 9044 If an argument for or an argument against a measure submitted to the voters by the Legislature has not been filed by a Member of the Legislature, any voter may…
ARTICLE 5. Ballot Titles §§ 9050–9054 · 4 sections
- § 9050 (a) After the Secretary of State determines that a measure will appear on the ballot at the next statewide election, the Secretary of State shall promptly…
- § 9051 (a) (1) The ballot title and summary may differ from the legislative, circulating, or other title and summary of the measure and shall not exceed 100 words,…
- § 9053 Each measure shall be designated on the ballot by the ballot label certified by the Secretary of State.
- § 9054 (a) Whenever a city, county, or city and county is required by Section 203 (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10503) or Section 4(f)(4) (52 U.S.C. Sec. 10303(f)(4)) of the…
ARTICLE 6. Arguments Concerning Measures Submitted to Voters §§ 9060–9069 · 9 sections
- § 9060 In case either the argument for or the argument against any measure placed on the ballot is not prepared and filed, the Secretary of State shall, by a general…
- § 9061 The press release shall be mailed at least 120 days prior to the date of the election at which a measure is to be voted upon.
- § 9062 The press release shall consist of an announcement containing: (a) A summary of the essential nature or purpose of the measure for or against which no argument…
- § 9063 The summary of a measure given in the press release shall be the official circulating title and summary that has been prepared by the Attorney General. The…
- § 9064 Any voter or group of voters may, at any time within the time limit, prepare and file with the Secretary of State an argument for or against any measure as to…
- § 9065 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by all of the following: (a) The name, business or home address, and telephone…
- § 9067 (a) If more than one argument for, or more than one argument against, a measure is filed within the time prescribed, the Secretary of State shall select one of…
- § 9068 (a) No more than three signatures shall appear with an argument printed in the state voter information guide. In case an argument is signed by more than three…
- § 9069 When the Secretary of State has received the arguments that will be printed in the state voter information guide, the Secretary of State, within five days of…
ARTICLE 7. State Voter Information Guide §§ 9080–9096 · 22 sections
- § 9080 The provisions of Sections 9084 to 9093, inclusive, are a restatement of, and shall be construed in conformity with, Sections 88001 to 88007, inclusive, of the…
- § 9081 There shall be a state voter information guide, that the Secretary of State shall prepare.
- § 9082 The Secretary of State shall cause to be printed as many state voter information guides as needed to comply with this code. The state voter information guides…
- § 9082.5 The Secretary of State shall cause to be produced an audio recorded version of the state voter information guide. This audio recorded version shall be made…
- § 9082.7 (a) The Secretary of State shall make available the complete state voter information guide over the Internet. The online version of the state voter information…
- § 9083 If the ballot contains a question as to the confirmation of a justice of the Supreme Court or a court of appeal, the Secretary of State shall include in the…
- § 9083.5 (a) If a candidate for nomination or election to a partisan office will appear on the ballot, the Secretary of State shall include in the state voter…
- § 9084 The state voter information guide shall contain all of the following: (a) A complete copy of each state measure. (b) (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2),…
- § 9085 (a) The state voter information guide shall also contain a section, located near the front of the guide, that provides a concise summary of the general meaning…
- § 9086 The state voter information guide shall contain as to each state measure to be voted upon, the following, in the order set forth in this section: (a) (1) Upon…
- § 9087 (a) The Legislative Analyst shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure describing the measure and including a fiscal analysis of the measure showing…
- § 9088 (a) At each statewide election at which state bond measures will be submitted to the voters for their approval or rejection, the state voter information guide…
- § 9088.5 For any statewide election that is held less than one year before the federal decennial census, the state voter information guide shall contain information…
- § 9089 Measures shall be printed in the state voter information guide, so far as possible, in the same order, manner and form in which they are designated upon the…
- § 9090 The state voter information guide shall be printed according to the following specifications: (a) The guide shall be printed in clear readable type, no less…
- § 9091 The Legislative Counsel shall prepare and proofread the texts of all measures and the provisions which are repealed or revised.
- § 9092 Not less than 20 days before he or she submits the copy for the state voter information guide to the State Printer, the Secretary of State shall make the copy…
- § 9093 Notwithstanding Section 81012 of the Government Code, the Legislature may without restriction amend this article to add to the state voter information guide…
- § 9094 (a) The Secretary of State shall mail state voter information guides to voters before the election at which measures contained in the state voter information…
- § 9094.5 (a) The Secretary of State shall establish processes to enable a voter to do both of the following: (1) Opt out of receiving by mail the state voter…
- § 9095 Any costs incurred by a county for mailing the state voter information guides pursuant to the provisions of subdivisions (b) and (c) of Section 9094 shall be…
- § 9096 (a) As soon as copies of the state voter information guide and copies of the full text of all measures described in subdivision (f) of Section 9086 are…
CHAPTER 2. County Elections §§ 9100–9190 · 47 sections
ARTICLE 1. Initiative §§ 9100–9126 · 27 sections
- § 9100 In addition to any other method provided by law, ordinances may be enacted by any county pursuant to this article.
- § 9101 Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the board of supervisors by filing an initiative petition with the county elections official, signed by not less…
- § 9102 Any proposal to enact, amend, or otherwise revise a county charter by initiative petition may be submitted to the board of supervisors and shall be subject to…
- § 9103 (a) Before circulating any initiative petition in a county, or any petition relating to the annexation of territory by a county, the consolidation of counties,…
- § 9103.5 From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9103 until the day after the county elections official determines…
- § 9104 The notice of intention shall contain the printed name, signature, and business or residence address of at least one but not more than five proponents, and may…
- § 9105 (a) The county elections official shall immediately transmit a copy of any proposed measure to the county counsel. Within 15 days after the proposed measure is…
- § 9106 Any elector of the county may seek a writ of mandate requiring the ballot title or summary prepared by the county counsel to be amended. The court shall…
- § 9107 The county elections official shall ascertain the number of signatures required to sign the petition by obtaining the number of votes cast within the county…
- § 9108 The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among the voters of the county for signatures by any registered voter of the county after publication of…
- § 9109 Each petition section shall have attached to it an affidavit to be completed by the circulator. The affidavit shall be substantially in the same form as set…
- § 9110 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…
- § 9111 (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…
- § 9112 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…
- § 9113 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…
- § 9114 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…
- § 9115 (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…
- § 9118 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…
- § 9118.5 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…
- § 9119 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…
- § 9120 Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) shall govern the procedures for submitting arguments for county initiatives.
- § 9121 Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election.
- § 9122 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…
- § 9123 If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall…
- § 9124 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…
- § 9125 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…
- § 9126 This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.
ARTICLE 2. Referendum §§ 9140–9147 · 9 sections
- § 9140 The board of supervisors may submit to the voters, without a petition, an ordinance for the repeal, amendment, or enactment of any ordinance. The ordinance…
- § 9141 (a) Except an ordinance granting a franchise, the following ordinances shall take effect immediately: (1) Those calling or otherwise relating to an election.…
- § 9142 (a) Notwithstanding Section 9141, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a county as part of a joint powers entity pursuant to Section 6547 of…
- § 9143 Notwithstanding Section 9141, that portion of any ordinance that changes supervisorial salaries shall become effective 60 days from the date of its final…
- § 9144 If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance is submitted to the county elections official before the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance…
- § 9144.5 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…
- § 9145 If the board of supervisors does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which a petition is filed, the board shall submit the ordinance to the voters either…
- § 9146 The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections official, and the manner of holding elections, when an…
- § 9147 (a) The heading of a proposed referendum measure shall be in substantially the following form: Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the Board of…
ARTICLE 3. Arguments Concerning County Measures §§ 9160–9170 · 9 sections
- § 9160 (a) If a county measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the county elections official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the county auditor and to…
- § 9161 If there is no other method provided by law, arguments for and against any county measure may be submitted to the qualified voters of the county pursuant to…
- § 9162 (a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board, or an individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or bona fide association of…
- § 9163 Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments, analysis, and county voter information guides and to permit the 10-calendar-day…
- § 9164 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person…
- § 9166 (a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any county measure is submitted to the county elections official within the time…
- § 9167 (a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication in the voter information pamphlet the official responsible…
- § 9168 (a) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, this article shall apply to any district bond election called by, and the returns of which are…
- § 9170 (a) Subject to subdivision (d), the ballot label or similar description of a county, city, district, or school measure on a county ballot shall end with all of…
ARTICLE 4. Mailings § 9180 · 1 section
- § 9180 Whenever the county elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9119, 9120, 9160, 9162, and 9167, only one copy of each…
ARTICLE 5. Public Examinations § 9190 · 1 section
- § 9190 (a) The county elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9119, 9120, 9160, 9162, and 9167 available for public examination…
CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections §§ 9200–9295 · 65 sections
ARTICLE 1. Initiative §§ 9200–9226 · 25 sections
- § 9200 Ordinances may be enacted by and for any incorporated city pursuant to this article.
- § 9201 Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the legislative body of the city by a petition filed with the elections official of the legislative body, in the…
- § 9202 (a) Before circulating an initiative petition in any city, the proponents of the matter shall file with the elections official a notice of intention to do so,…
- § 9202.5 From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9202 until the day after the elections official determines that the…
- § 9203 (a) Any person who is interested in any proposed measure shall file a copy of the proposed measure with the elections official with a request that a ballot…
- § 9204 Any elector of the city may seek a writ of mandate requiring the ballot title or summary prepared by the city attorney to be amended. The court shall expedite…
- § 9205 A notice of intention and the title and summary of the proposed measure shall be published or posted or both as follows: (a) If there is a newspaper of general…
- § 9206 Within 10 days after the date of publication or posting, or both, of the notice of intention and title and summary, the proponents shall file a copy of the…
- § 9207 The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among the voters of the city for signatures by any registered voter of the city after publication or…
- § 9208 Signatures upon petitions and sections of petitions shall be secured, and the petition, together with all sections of the petition, shall be filed within 180…
- § 9209 Each section shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as…
- § 9210 The petition shall be filed by the proponents or by a person or persons authorized in writing by the proponents. All sections of the petition shall be filed at…
- § 9211 After the petition has been filed, as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the petition in the same manner as are county petitions in…
- § 9212 (a) During the circulation of the petition, or before taking either action described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 9215, the legislative body may…
- § 9213 On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year, the elections official of each legislative body shall file a report with the Secretary of State containing the…
- § 9215 If the initiative petition is signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters of the city, according to the last report of registration by the county…
- § 9215.5 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…
- § 9216 In cities having a mayor, or like officer, with the veto power, when the passage of an ordinance petitioned for by the voters is vetoed, the failure of the…
- § 9217 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 city. The…
- § 9218 Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election, but the same subject matter shall not be voted upon twice within any 12-month period…
- § 9221 If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall…
- § 9222 The legislative body of the city may submit to the voters, without a petition therefor, a proposition for the repeal, amendment, or enactment of any ordinance,…
- § 9223 Whenever any ordinance or measure is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a city at any election, the elections official of the…
- § 9224 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…
- § 9226 This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.
ARTICLE 2. Referendum §§ 9235–9247 · 15 sections
- § 9235 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…
- § 9236 (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…
- § 9237 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…
- § 9237.2 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…
- § 9237.5 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…
- § 9238 (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following: “Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council”…
- § 9239 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…
- § 9240 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…
- § 9241 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…
- § 9242 Signatures upon petitions, and sections thereof, shall be secured, and the petition, together with all sections thereof, shall be filed, within 30 days from…
- § 9243 Elections pursuant to this article shall be held in accordance with Sections 9217 to 9225, inclusive.
- § 9244 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…
- § 9245 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…
- § 9246 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…
- § 9247 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…
ARTICLE 3. City or City and County Charters §§ 9255–9269 · 16 sections
- § 9255 (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…
- § 9256 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…
- § 9257 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…
- § 9258 The petition may be circulated in sections, but each section shall contain a correct copy of the text of the proposed amendment.
- § 9259 Each signer of the petition shall sign it in the manner prescribed by Section 9020.
- § 9260 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…
- § 9261 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…
- § 9262 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…
- § 9263 The sheets comprising each petition section shall be fastened together securely and remain so during circulation and filing.
- § 9264 A voter may withdraw his or her signature from a petition in the manner prescribed in Section 9602.
- § 9265 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…
- § 9266 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…
- § 9266.5 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…
- § 9267 Petitions that do not substantially conform to the form requirements of this article shall not be accepted for filing by the elections official.
- § 9268 The conduct of election and publication requirements shall substantially conform with Part 1 (commencing with Section 10000) and Part 2 (commencing with…
- § 9269 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…
ARTICLE 4. Arguments Concerning City Measures §§ 9280–9287 · 7 sections
- § 9280 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…
- § 9281 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…
- § 9282 (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…
- § 9283 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…
- § 9285 (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…
- § 9286 (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…
- § 9287 (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…
ARTICLE 5. Mailings § 9290 · 1 section
- § 9290 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…
ARTICLE 6. Public Examination § 9295 · 1 section
- § 9295 (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…
CHAPTER 4. District Elections §§ 9300–9380 · 30 sections
ARTICLE 1. Initiative §§ 9300–9323 · 24 sections
- § 9300 In addition to any other method provided by law, ordinances may be enacted by any district pursuant to this article, except that this article shall not apply…
- § 9301 Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the governing board of the district by an initiative petition filed with the district elections official. Signatures…
- § 9302 Before circulating an initiative petition in any district, the proponents of that measure shall publish a notice of intention. The notice shall be accompanied…
- § 9303 A notice of intention and statement as referred to in Section 9302 shall be published or posted, or both, as follows: (a) If there is a newspaper of general…
- § 9304 Within 10 days after the date of publication or posting, or both, of the notice of intention and statement of the reasons for the proposed petition, the…
- § 9304.5 From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition are filed pursuant to Section 9304 until the day after the district elections official determines…
- § 9305 After filing a copy of the notice of intention, statement of the reasons for the proposed petition, written text of the initiative, and affidavit of…
- § 9306 Signatures upon petitions and sections thereof shall be secured, and the petition, together with all sections thereof, shall be filed within 180 days from the…
- § 9307 Each section of the petition shall have attached thereto the affidavit of the person soliciting the signatures. This affidavit shall be substantially in the…
- § 9308 (a) Except as provided in Section 9309, within 30 days from the date of filing of the petition, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, the district…
- § 9309 (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…
- § 9310 (a) If the initiative petition is signed by voters not less in number than 10 percent of the voters in the district, if the total number of registered voters…
- § 9311 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…
- § 9312 Whenever an ordinance is required by this article to be submitted to the voters of a district at an election, the district elections official shall cause the…
- § 9313 Except as provided in Section 9314, whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters, the district elections official shall transmit a copy of the…
- § 9314 (a) Whenever a district measure is submitted to the voters of a water district, the district elections official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the…
- § 9315 The persons filing an initiative petition pursuant to this article may file a written argument in favor of the ordinance. The district board may submit an…
- § 9316 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…
- § 9317 (a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication in the voter information pamphlet the elections official…
- § 9319 Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon at the same election.
- § 9320 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 district. The…
- § 9321 If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted at the same election conflict, the ordinance receiving the highest number of affirmative votes shall…
- § 9322 The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the voters of a district shall be substantially in the following form: “The people of the ____ District do…
- § 9323 No ordinance proposed by initiative petition and adopted either by the district board without submission to the voters or adopted by the voters shall be…
ARTICLE 2. Referendum §§ 9340–9342 · 4 sections
- § 9340 The voters of any district that is a local public entity as defined by Section 900.4 of the Government Code, and to which Section 9300 applies, shall have the…
- § 9341 (a) Notwithstanding Section 9340, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a school district, special district, or any other local agency as…
- § 9341.5 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…
- § 9342 The governing board of any district to which Section 9340 applies may refer legislative questions to the voters of the district in the same manner as the board…
ARTICLE 3. Mailings § 9360 · 1 section
- § 9360 Whenever the elections official is required to mail official matter, as provided in Sections 9312, 9315, and 9317, only one copy of each such official matter…
ARTICLE 4. Public Examination § 9380 · 1 section
- § 9380 (a) The elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9312, 9315, and 9317 available for public examination in his or her…
CHAPTER 5. Bond Issues §§ 9400–9405 · 6 sections
- § 9400 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter applies to all bond issues proposed by a county, city and county, city, district, or other political…
- § 9401 (a) In connection with each bond issue specified in Section 9400, a statement shall be mailed to the voters with the sample ballot for the bond election. The…
- § 9402 All official materials, including any voter information guide prepared, sponsored, or distributed by the jurisdiction that has proposed the bond issue or that…
- § 9403 Failure to comply with this chapter shall not affect the validity of any bond issue following the sale and delivery of the bonds.
- § 9404 The Legislature declares that the essence of compliance with this chapter is good faith in presenting to voters the most accurate available information for…
- § 9405 Whenever the elections official is required to mail a statement, as provided in Section 9401, only one copy of the statement shall be mailed to a postal…
CHAPTER 6. School District Elections §§ 9500–9509 · 8 sections
- § 9500 (a) Whenever a school measure qualifies for a place on the ballot, the county elections official shall transmit a copy of the measure to the county counsel or…
- § 9501 (a) The governing board of the school district or a member or members of the governing board, or an individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure, or…
- § 9501.5 A ballot argument shall not be accepted under this article unless accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names and signatures of the person…
- § 9502 Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments, and to permit the 10-calendar-day public examination as provided in Section 9509,…
- § 9503 (a) If more than one argument for or more than one argument against any school measure is submitted to the person conducting the election within the time…
- § 9504 (a) When an argument in favor and an argument against a measure have been selected for publication in the voter information pamphlet the elections official…
- § 9508 Whenever a proposition relating to the approval of district bonds and a proposition, which is conditioned by the State Allocation Board on the approval of the…
- § 9509 (a) The elections official shall make a copy of the materials referred to in Sections 9500, 9501, and 9504 available for public examination in his or her…
CHAPTER 7. General Provisions §§ 9600–9611 · 12 sections
- § 9600 All arguments concerning measures filed pursuant to this division shall be accompanied by the following form statement, to be signed by each proponent and by…
- § 9601 Notwithstanding any other provisions of this code, whenever any ballot arguments for or against any measure submitted to the voters for approval are…
- § 9602 A voter who has signed an initiative or referendum petition, and who subsequently wishes their name withdrawn, may do so by filing a written request for the…
- § 9603 (a) Each city, county, school district, community college district, county board of education, and special district may hold, at its discretion, an advisory…
- § 9604 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other law, any person may engage in good faith bargaining between competing interests to secure legislative approval of matters…
- § 9605 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, whenever a legislative body has ordered that a measure or proposal be submitted to the voters of any jurisdiction…
- § 9606 A county elections official who is required, pursuant to this division, to examine signatures on an initiative, referendum, recall, nomination, or other…
- § 9607 The proponents of an initiative measure shall ensure that any person, company, or other organization that is paid, or who volunteers, to solicit signatures to…
- § 9608 (a) A proponent of an initiative measure shall execute and submit, along with the request for a title and summary for the proposed measure, a signed statement…
- § 9609 (a) Prior to allowing a person to circulate an initiative petition for signatures, the person, company official, or other organizational officer who is in…
- § 9610 (a) Prior to soliciting signatures on an initiative petition, a circulator shall execute and submit to the person, company official, or other organizational…
- § 9611 (a) This section applies to district elections conducted in accordance with Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) or school district elections conducted in…