ARTICLE 1. Initiative [9200. - 9226.]

Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

§§ 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.