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CA Elec Code § 9204 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9204.

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 hearing on the writ. A peremptory writ of mandate shall be issued only upon clear and convincing proof that the ballot title or summary is false, misleading, or inconsistent with the requirements of Section 9203.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 237, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 9205 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9205.

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 circulation, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, adjudicated as such, the notice, title, and summary shall be published therein at least once.(b) If the petition is to be circulated in a city in which there is no adjudicated newspaper of general circulation, the notice, title, and summary shall be published at least once, in a newspaper circulated within the city and adjudicated as being of general circulation within the county in which the city is located and the notice, title, and summary shall be posted in three (3) public places within the city, which public places shall be those utilized for the purpose of posting ordinances as required in Section 36933 of the Government Code.(c) If the petition is to be circulated in a city in which there is no adjudicated newspaper of general circulation, and there is no newspaper of general circulation adjudicated as such within the county, circulated within the city, then the notice, title, and summary shall be posted in the manner described in subdivision (b).This section does not require the publication or posting of the text of the proposed measure.(Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 248, Sec. 1. (SB 327) Effective January 1, 2012.)
CA Elec Code § 9206 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9206.

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 notice and title and summary as published or posted together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published or, if the notice was posted, by a voter of the city, certifying to the fact of publication or posting.If the notice and title and summary are both published and posted pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 9205, the proponents shall file affidavits as required by this section made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact that the notice was published and by a voter of the city certifying to the fact that the notice was posted.These affidavits, together with a copy of the notice of intention and title and summary, shall be filed with the elections official of the legislative body of the city in his or her office during normal office hours as posted.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9207 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9207.

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 posting, or both, as required by Section 9205, of the title and summary prepared by the city attorney. Each section of the petition shall bear a copy of the notice of intention and the title and summary prepared by the city attorney.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9208 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9208.

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 days from the date of receipt of the title and summary, or after termination of any action for a writ of mandate pursuant to Section 9204, and, if applicable, after receipt of an amended title or summary or both, whichever occurs later. Petitions and sections thereof shall be filed in the office of the elections official during normal office hours as posted. If the petitions are not filed within the time permitted by this section, the petitions shall be void for all purposes.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9209 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9209.

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 set forth in Section 9022.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 20. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 9210 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9210.

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 one time. Once filed, a petition section shall not be amended except by order of a court of competent jurisdiction.When the petition is presented for filing, the elections official shall do all of the following:(a) Ascertain the number of registered voters of the city last reported by the county elections official to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2187 effective at the time the notice specified in Section 9202 was published.(b) Determine the total number of signatures affixed to the petition. If, from this examination, the elections official determines that the number of signatures, prima facie, equals or is in excess of the minimum number of signatures required, he or she shall accept the petition for filing. The petition shall be deemed as filed on that date. If, from this examination, the elections official determines that the number of signatures, prima facie, does not equal or exceed the minimum number of signatures required, the official shall not take further action.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 10. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 9211 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9211.

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 accordance with Sections 9114 and 9115, except that for the purposes of this section, references to the board of supervisors shall be treated as references to the legislative body of the city.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9212 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9212.

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 refer the proposed initiative measure to a city agency or agencies for a report on any or all of the following:(1) Its fiscal impact.(2) Its effect on the internal consistency of the city’s general and specific plans, including the housing element, the consistency between planning and zoning, and the limitations on city actions under Section 65008 of the Government Code and Chapters 4.2 (commencing with Section 65913) and 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code.(3) Its effect on the use of land, the impact on the availability and location of housing, and the ability of the city to meet its regional housing needs.(4) Its impact on funding for infrastructure of all types, including, but not limited to, transportation, schools, parks, and open space. The report may also discuss whether the measure would be likely to result in increased infrastructure costs or savings, including the costs of infrastructure maintenance, to current residents and businesses.(5) Its impact on the community’s ability to attract and retain business and employment.(6) Its impact on the uses of vacant parcels of land.(7) Its impact on agricultural lands, open space, traffic congestion, existing business districts, and developed areas designated for revitalization.(8) Any other matters the legislative body requests to be in the report.(b) The report shall be presented to the legislative body within the time prescribed by the legislative body, but no later than 30 days after the elections official certifies to the legislative body the sufficiency of the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 748, Sec. 5. (AB 765) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 9213 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9213.

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 following information:(a) The number of municipal initiative petitions circulated during the preceding two calendar years which did not qualify for the ballot, and the number of these proposed initiatives for which reports were prepared pursuant to Section 9212.(b) With respect to municipal initiative measures that qualified for the ballot in the preceding two calendar years, the number that were approved by the voters, and the number of these ballot measures for which reports were prepared pursuant to Section 9212.(c) With respect to municipal initiative measures that qualified for the ballot in the preceding two calendar years, the number that were not approved by the voters, and the number of these ballot measures for which reports were prepared pursuant to Section 9212.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9215 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9215.

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 elections official to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2187, effective at the time the notice specified in Section 9202 was published, or, in a city with 1,000 or less registered voters, by 25 percent of the voters or 100 voters of the city, whichever is the lesser number, the legislative body shall do one of the following:(a) Adopt the ordinance, without alteration, at the regular meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented, or within 10 days after it is presented.(b) Submit the ordinance, without alteration, to the voters pursuant to Section 1405.(c) Order a report pursuant to Section 9212 at the regular meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented. When the report is presented to the legislative body, the legislative body shall either adopt the ordinance within 10 days or order an election pursuant to subdivision (b).(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 748, Sec. 7. (AB 765) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 9215.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9215.5.

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 found sufficient by the elections official.(Added by Stats. 2018, Ch. 155, Sec. 2. (SB 1153) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 9216 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9216.

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 legislative body to pass the ordinance over the veto shall be deemed a refusal of the legislative body to pass the ordinance within the meaning of this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9217 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9217.

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 ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that the vote is declared by the legislative body, and shall go into effect 10 days after that date. No ordinance that is either proposed by initiative petition and adopted by the vote of the legislative body of the city without submission to the voters, or adopted by the voters, shall be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original ordinance.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9218 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9218.

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 at a special election under the provisions of this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9221 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9221.

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 control.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9222 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9222.

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, to be voted upon at any succeeding regular or special city election, and if the proposition submitted receives a majority of the votes cast on it at the election, the ordinance shall be repealed, amended, or enacted accordingly. A proposition may be submitted, or a special election may be called for the purpose of voting on a proposition, by ordinance or resolution. The election shall be held not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 9223 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9223.

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 legislative body shall cause the ordinance or measure to be printed. A copy of the ordinance or measure shall be made available to any voter upon request.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9224 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9224.

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 ordain as follows:”.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9226 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 1 - Initiative|Section 9226.

9226.  This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9235 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9235.

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 election.(b) An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety that contains a declaration of, and the facts constituting, its urgency and is passed by a four-fifths vote of the city council.(c) Ordinances relating to street improvement proceedings.(d) Other ordinances governed by particular provisions of state law prescribing the manner of their passage and adoption.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9236 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9236.

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 the Government Code shall not take effect for 60 days.(b) When the number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election within the boundaries of the city described in subdivision (a) exceeds 500,000, the ordinance is subject to referendum upon presentation of a petition bearing signatures of at least 5 percent of the entire vote cast within the boundaries of the city for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election. When the number of votes cast for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election within the boundaries of the city is less than 500,000, the ordinance is subject to referendum upon presentation of a petition bearing signatures of at least 10 percent of the entire vote cast within the boundaries of the city for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.(c) For the purpose of submitting the question to the voters pursuant to subdivision (b), the ballot wording shall approximate the following:“Shall the _____ (county name) _____ ,as a member of the _____ (joint powers entity name) _____ , authorize the issuance of revenue bonds by the joint powers entity in the amount of $____ pursuant to ordinance number ____, dated ____, the bonds to be used for the following purposes and to be redeemed in the following manner: ________?”(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 9237 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9237.

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 official of the legislative body of the city in his or her office during normal office hours, as posted, within 30 days of the date the adopted ordinance is attested by the city clerk or secretary to the legislative body, and is signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters of the city according to the county elections official’s last official report of registration to the Secretary of State, or, in a city with 1,000 or less registered voters, is signed by not less than 25 percent of the voters or 100 voters of the city, whichever is the lesser, the effective date of the ordinance shall be suspended and the legislative body shall reconsider the ordinance.(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 278, Sec. 21. (SB 213) Effective January 1, 2014.)
CA Elec Code § 9237.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9237.2.

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 found sufficient by the elections official.(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 569, Sec. 2. (SB 681) Effective October 8, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 9237.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9237.5.

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 the petition procedure and submission of the ordinance to the voters.(Added by Stats. 1999, Ch. 312, Sec. 23. Effective January 1, 2000.)
CA Elec Code § 9238 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS|CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections|ARTICLE 2 - Referendum|Section 9238.

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”(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain all of the following:(1) The identifying number or title of the ordinance.(2) Either of the following:(A) The text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.(B) An impartial summary of the referendum not to exceed 5,000 words prepared pursuant to the following procedure:(i) Within three business days of the final passage of the ordinance, the referendum’s proponents shall file a copy of the proposed summary with the local elections official, who shall immediately transmit a copy of the proposed summary to the city attorney.(ii) Within 10 business days the city attorney shall issue an approved summary to the local elections official and the referendum’s proponents for circulation. The city attorney may edit the summary prior to approval. All edits made to the summary shall be true and impartial and shall not contain argument or any matter likely to cause prejudice for or against the referendum. The city attorney may add the full text of the ordinance, or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum, to the summary if doing so would not exceed the 5,000-word limit.(iii) The summary shall include a link to a public website containing the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.(iv) The 5,000 word limit imposed by this subparagraph shall include all attachments, exhibits, and other supplements to the summary.(v) If the city attorney fails to issue an approved summary within 10 business days, the proposed summary submitted by the proponents shall be considered approved.(vi) Notwithstanding Section 9235, proponents who circulate a referendum petition pursuant to this subparagraph shall have 30 days from the date the summary is approved to submit a petition with the required number of signatures to the local elections official. The ordinance subject to the referendum petition shall not become effective until this period has expired.(C) After the proponents begin circulating a referendum petition prepared pursuant to subparagraph (A) or (B), the proponents shall not circulate another version of the referendum petition prepared using the other method.(c) The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(d) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.(Amended by Stats. 2019, Ch. 567, Sec. 1. (SB 359) Effective January 1, 2020.)