PART 2. MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS [10100. - 10312.]
Part 2 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.
§§ 10100–10312 · 57 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 10100–10104 · 5 sections
- § 10100 Whenever the county elections official is required to examine the signatures upon any nomination paper or petition of any candidate for a municipal office, he…
- § 10101 This part shall apply to all municipal elections, except where otherwise provided for in the Constitution of the state, or in a charter duly adopted or amended…
- § 10102 Section 13107, relating to ballot designations, shall apply to municipal elections, whether held in a general law or chartered city.
- § 10103 Part 3 (commencing with Section 8600) of Division 8 and Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 15350) of Division 15, relating to write-in votes, shall apply to…
- § 10104 (a) Notwithstanding Section 15, if the last day for the performance of any act provided for or required by this code is a day when the elections official’s…
CHAPTER 2. Regulations Governing Elections in Cities §§ 10200–10266 · 39 sections
ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 10200–10201 · 2 sections
- § 10200 This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its objects, and no error, omission or irregularity shall invalidate an election if there has been a…
- § 10201 A proposition may be submitted at a regular election, or a special election may be called, by ordinance or resolution, for the purpose of voting on a…
ARTICLE 1.2. The Congressional Term Limits Act §§ 10204.1–10204.11 · 11 sections
- § 10204.1 It is the official position of the People of the State of California that our elected officials should vote to enact, by amendment to the U.S. Constitution,…
- § 10204.2 It is the will of the People of the State of California that application be made to Congress on behalf of the People of California and the California…
- § 10204.3 The California Legislature, due to the desire of the People of the State of California to establish term limits on the Congress of the United States, is hereby…
- § 10204.4 Each state legislator is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Article V application to Congress set forth in Section…
- § 10204.5 (a) As provided in this act, at each election for the office of United States Representative, United States Senator, State Senator, or Member of the Assembly,…
- § 10204.6 Each member of the California congressional delegation is hereby instructed to use all of his or her delegated powers to pass the Congressional Term Limits…
- § 10204.7 All primary, general, and special election ballots shall have the information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” printed adjacent to the name of…
- § 10204.8 The information “DISREGARDED VOTERS’ INSTRUCTION ON TERM LIMITS” may not appear adjacent to the names of a candidate for Congress if the Congressional Term…
- § 10204.9 Notwithstanding any other provision of California law, (a) A nonincumbent candidate for the office of U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator, State Senator, or…
- § 10204.10 At such time as the Congressional Term Limits Amendment set forth in Section 10204.2 has become part of the U.S. Constitution, this article automatically shall…
- § 10204.11 Severability. If any portion, clause, or phrase of this act is for any reason held to be invalid or unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, the…
ARTICLE 2. Nomination of Candidates §§ 10220–10230 · 15 sections
- § 10220 Candidates may be nominated for any of the elective offices of the city in the following manner: Not earlier than the 113th day nor later than the 88th day…
- § 10220.5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a candidate shall not file nomination papers for more than one municipal office or term of office for the same…
- § 10221 (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), the signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper, and each signer shall add his…
- § 10222 Every nomination paper shall have annexed an affidavit of the person who circulated it, to the effect that he or she saw written all the signatures appended…
- § 10223 Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a declaration of candidacy pursuant to Section 10226.3.
- § 10224 All nomination papers shall be filed with the city elections official during regular business hours as posted, not later than the 88th day before the election.…
- § 10224.5 No later than three days before the deadline for submission of nomination papers for a municipal election, the city elections official shall post on the city’s…
- § 10225 (a) Notwithstanding Sections 10220 and 10224, if nomination papers for an incumbent officer of the city are not filed by or on the 88th day before the…
- § 10226 (a) The nomination paper shall be in substantially the following form: NOMINATION PAPER I, the undersigned signer for ______ for nomination to the office of…
- § 10226.3 (a) The declaration of candidacy by a candidate shall be substantially as follows: DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY I hereby declare myself a candidate for nomination…
- § 10226.5 The Secretary of State shall establish uniform filing forms for candidates to use when filing nomination papers pursuant to Section 10226 and a declaration of…
- § 10227 All forms required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the city elections official during regular business hours.…
- § 10228 A filing fee proportionate to the costs of processing a candidate’s nomination papers or a candidate’s supplemental nomination papers filed pursuant to…
- § 10229 (a) If, by the 88th day, during normal business hours as posted, before the day fixed for a regularly scheduled municipal election or the 83rd day before the…
- § 10230 If the date of a general municipal election is changed by municipal ordinance pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 10403.5 or by charter, the period to file…
ARTICLE 3. Conduct of Elections §§ 10240–10243 · 4 sections
- § 10240 The city elections official shall have the necessary ballots printed and shall procure and furnish to the election officers the necessary supplies and…
- § 10241 Before opening the polls, the election officers shall sign a declaration to discharge faithfully the duties of an election officer, before the inspector or…
- § 10242 The polls shall be open on the day of election between the hours that the governing body determines, but not less than eight consecutive hours. The hours of…
- § 10243 A majority of the members of any precinct board shall be present at the polling place at all times while the polling place is open.
ARTICLE 4. Canvass of Ballots and Returns §§ 10260–10266 · 7 sections
- § 10260 The votes shall be counted, the result of the votes cast shall be posted, the supplies and records of the election shall be returned to the city elections…
- § 10261 The city elections official, or a canvassing board appointed by him or her, shall count the votes cast by vote by mail voters. The city elections official or…
- § 10262 The canvass shall be conducted by the elections official. Sections 15302 and 15303 shall govern the conduct of the canvass. Upon the completion of the canvass,…
- § 10263 Upon the completion of the canvass and before installing the new officers, the governing body shall adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and…
- § 10264 As soon as the result of the election is declared, the elections official of the governing body shall enter on its records a statement of the result. The…
- § 10265 The elections official shall immediately sign and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election. He or she shall also administer to each person…
- § 10266 Recount of votes in municipal elections shall be governed by Article 1 (commencing with Section 15600) of Chapter 12 of Division 15.
CHAPTER 3. Emergency Elections in Cities §§ 10300–10312 · 13 sections
- § 10300 The voters of a city may present a petition to the Governor for the appointment of three commissioners of election pursuant to this chapter if: (a) The city…
- § 10301 The petition to the Governor shall set forth: (a) The name of the city, with the date and manner of organization. (b) The date of the last election for…
- § 10302 The petition shall be signed by not less than 75 persons in the city, each of whom possesses all the qualifications mentioned in the body of the petition. The…
- § 10303 Upon the presentation of the petition to the Governor, he or she shall either act upon it or require additional evidence of the matters set forth in the…
- § 10304 The Governor shall issue a commission to the commissioners, and the issuance of the commission shall be conclusive evidence of the regularity of all the…
- § 10305 The commissioners may, by an order entered in their minutes, call an election for the officers required by the charter of the city, to be elected only by the…
- § 10306 Prior to the election, the commission shall appoint precinct boards and fix the places of holding the election, as required in the city charter. The commission…
- § 10307 Except that the returns shall be returned and delivered to the commission, the precinct boards shall make return of the election as required in the charter of…
- § 10308 Within five days after the election, the commissioners shall canvass the returns and declare which persons were elected. The commission shall issue…
- § 10309 Within 10 days after issuance of the certificates of election, the officers shall qualify and enter upon the discharge of their duties, in accordance with the…
- § 10310 At the first meeting of the governing body of the city after the election, the commissioners shall deliver to the governing body all books and papers in their…
- § 10311 Whenever the officers elected at the election, and the officers authorized by the charter to be elected or appointed by the governing body or executive…
- § 10312 Whenever the government of the city is in full operation, the governing body shall enter a resolution in its minutes declaring that fact. The resolution shall…