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CA Elec Code § 10650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 10 - LOCAL, SPECIAL, VACANCY, AND CONSOLIDATED ELECTIONS|PART 5.5 - Special District Elections|Section 10650.

10650.  (a) Notwithstanding any other law, a governing body of a special district may require, by resolution, that the members of its governing body be elected using district-based elections, as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 14026, without being required to submit the resolution to the voters for approval. A resolution adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall include a declaration that the change in the method of electing members of the governing body is being made in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections Code).(b) For purposes of this section, “special district” means an agency of the state formed pursuant to general law or special act for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries. “Special district” does not include a city, county, city and county, school or community college district, special assessment district, or district with appointed members on its governing body.(Added by Stats. 2016, Ch. 754, Sec. 2. (AB 2389) Effective January 1, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 11100 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11100.

11100.  (a) This chapter applies only to the recall of state officers.(b) In addition to this chapter, Sections 13 to 18, inclusive, of Article II of the California Constitution and the applicable provisions of Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 11000) and Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 11300) shall govern the recall of state officers.(Amended by Stats. 2010, Ch. 328, Sec. 62. (SB 1330) Effective January 1, 2011.)
CA Elec Code § 11101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11101.

11101.  Unless and until it is otherwise proven upon official investigation, it shall be presumed that the petition presented contains the signatures of the requisite number of registered voters.(Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 8. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 11102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11102.

11102.  Each section of a recall petition shall be filed with the elections official of the county for which it was circulated.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 156, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2005.)
CA Elec Code § 11103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11103.

11103.  Each section of the petition shall be filed by the proponents or by any person or persons authorized, in writing, by a proponent. Each time an authorized person or persons files a section or sections of a petition, a copy of the written authorization shall be submitted to the elections official.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 12. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 11104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11104.

11104.  (a) The elections official, 30 days after a recall has been initiated and every 30 days thereafter, or more frequently at the discretion of the elections official, shall report to the Secretary of State all of the following:(1) The number of signatures submitted on the recall petition sections for the period ending five days previously, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.(2) The cumulative total of all signatures received since the time the recall was initiated and through the period ending five days previously, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.(3) The number of valid signatures, verified pursuant to subdivision (b), submitted during the previous reporting period, and of valid signatures verified during the current reporting period.(4) The cumulative total of all valid signatures received since the time the recall was initiated and ending five days previously, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays.(b) Signatures shall be verified in the same manner set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9031.(c) The elections official, at the end of each 30-day period, shall attach to the petition a form provided by the Secretary of State, properly dated, that includes the information required by subdivision (a), and submit a copy of the petition, except as to the signatures appended thereto, to the Secretary of State and file a copy of the form in his or her office.(d) Notwithstanding subdivisions (a) and (b), and Section 11106, the elections official shall not be required to verify signatures on a recall petition until the signatures submitted equal at least 10 percent of the total signatures required to qualify the recall for the ballot, as determined by the Secretary of State.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 180, Sec. 6. (SB 117) Effective August 24, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 11106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11106.

11106.  Immediately after the deadline for submission of all signatures, the elections official shall verify any remaining signatures in the same manner set forth in subdivision (b) of Section 9031. This verification shall apply to all signatures submitted to each county elections official.(Repealed and added by Stats. 2017, Ch. 180, Sec. 9. (SB 117) Effective August 24, 2017.)
CA Elec Code § 11107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11107.

11107.  The elections official, upon the completion of each examination, shall forthwith attach to the petition a certificate, properly dated, showing the result of the examination, and submit a copy of the petition, except as to the signatures appended thereto, to the Secretary of State and file a copy of the certificate in his or her office.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 17. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 11109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11109.

11109.  When the Secretary of State determines that the proponents have collected sufficient signatures, he or she shall certify that fact to the Governor.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 19. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 11110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 11 - RECALL ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 2 - Recall of State Officers: Intermediate Steps in the Recall|Section 11110.

11110.  Upon receiving certification of the sufficiency of the recall petitions from the Secretary of State, the Governor shall make or cause to be made publication of notice for the holding of the election. Officers charged by law with duties concerning elections shall make all arrangements for the election. The election shall be conducted, returned, and the results declared, in all respects as are other state elections.(Added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 714, Sec. 20. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12000 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 1 - Proclamations And Election Orders|Section 12000.

12000.  For each statewide election, the Governor shall issue a proclamation calling the election. The proclamation shall be issued by the Governor under his or her hand and the Great Seal of the state no later than the 148th day prior to the election and shall state the time of the election and the offices, if any, to be filled. Copies of the proclamation shall be transmitted by the Governor to the boards of supervisors of the counties.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 12001 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 1 - Proclamations And Election Orders|Section 12001.

12001.  For a special local election, the governing body of the local agency shall issue a proclamation or a resolution calling the election.(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
CA Elec Code § 12101 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12101.

12101.  (a) Not earlier than the 127th nor later than the 113th day before any municipal election to fill offices, the city elections official shall publish a notice of the election in the city pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. The notice shall be headed “Notice of Election,” and shall contain a statement of:(1) The time of the election.(2) The offices to be filled, specifying full term or short term, as the case may be.(b) With respect to a special election to fill a vacancy in office, unless the city has enacted an ordinance as referred to in subdivision (d) of Section 10229, and the ordinance does not allow for appointment to fill the vacancy and requires the vacancy to be filled in the special election, the notice shall also state that if no one or only one person is nominated for an elected office, appointment to the elective office may be made as prescribed by Section 10229.If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12102 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12102.

12102.  The notice of the municipal election shall be substantially in the following form:Notice is hereby given that a ____ (general or special) municipal election will be held in the ____ of ____ on ____, the ____ day of ____, 20__, for the following officers: (name them).The polls will be open between the hours of __ m. and __ m.City Elections OfficialDated, _______, ___.(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 13. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 12103 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12103.

12103.  At least 158 days before the direct primary, the Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to each county elections official a notice designating all the offices, except those of county officers and judges, for which candidates are to be nominated.At least 125 days before the direct primary election, the Secretary of State shall prepare and transmit to each county elections official a notice designating the political parties qualified to participate in the primary.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12104 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12104.

12104.  (a) A notice designating the offices for which candidates are to be nominated shall be in substantially the following form:NOTICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE OF OFFICES FOR WHICH CANDIDATES ARE TO BE NOMINATED AT THE DIRECT PRIMARYSecretary of StateSacramento,__. 20 __.To the County Elections Official of the County of ____:Notice is hereby given that the offices for which candidates are to be nominated at the primary election to be held on the ____ day of___, 20__, together with the names of the political parties qualified to participate in the election, are as follows:STATE AND DISTRICT OFFICESCONGRESSIONAL OFFICESLEGISLATIVE OFFICESNotice is also hereby given that at the primary election, candi–dates are to be nominated for the following office:SUPERINTENDENT OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTIONNotice is also hereby given that at the primary election, in the county first above mentioned, candidates are to be nominated for any county offices or judicial offices to which candidates are to be elected at the ensuing general election;And notice is also hereby given that at the primary election there shall be elected in each county a county central committee for each political party above named pursuant to Division 7 (commencing with Section 7000) of the Elections Code. _____ (seal) _____ Secretary of State(b) The notice designating the political parties qualified to participate in this election for nomination of candidates shall be in substantially the following form:NOTICE BY SECRETARY OF STATE OF POLITICAL PARTIES QUALIFIED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE DIRECT PRIMARY ELECTIONSecretary of StateSacramento, __. 20__.To the County Elections Official of the County of ____:Notice is hereby given that the political parties qualified to participate in this election for nomination of candidates to partisan offices are as follows: _____ (seal) _____ Secretary of State(Amended by Stats. 2018, Ch. 58, Sec. 14. (AB 3259) Effective January 1, 2019.)
CA Elec Code § 12105 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12105.

12105.  (a) The elections official shall, not less than one week before the election, publish the list of the polling places designated for each election precinct.(b) Publication shall be pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code in the jurisdiction where the election is to be held and in any newspaper of general circulation designated by the elections official. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the jurisdiction, the list shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places within the city.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 201, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Elec Code § 12105.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12105.5.

12105.5.  (a) Not less than one week before the election, the elections official shall post a list of all current polling places in each precinct and a list of precinct board members appointed by the 15th day before the election. Not later than 28 days after the election, the elections official shall post an updated list of the precinct board members who actually served on election day. The election official shall post these lists in his or her office and on his or her official Web site, if any.(b) In each jurisdiction in which he or she determines that the public interest, convenience, and necessity requires the local posting of polling places and precinct board members, the elections official shall divide and distribute the lists for posting in any City Clerk’s office within the jurisdiction having the election.(c) Each list required by this section shall remain posted for 30 days after completion of the canvass, shall then be archived by the elections official, and shall remain available for public inspection as long as election materials are required to be retained. Copies shall be made available upon request for a price not to exceed the cost of reproduction and mailing.(d) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 28. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12106 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12106.

12106.  (a) The elections official shall publish, as provided in this section and Section 12105, the list of polling places designated for each election precinct in each jurisdiction where the elections official determines that the public interest, convenience, and necessity require the local publication of the list to afford adequate notice of this subject to the electorate.(b) After making a determination pursuant to subdivision (a), the elections official shall divide and distribute the list of polling places and cause the same to be published at least one week before the election in newspapers of general circulation published in different places in the jurisdiction.(c) Divisions of the list of polling places may be published in that daily newspaper of general circulation published or circulated in one or more cities in the county, with the exception of the county seat, that is determined will give to the electorate in each city adequate notice of the election. If there is no daily newspaper, publication may be made in a semiweekly newspaper, a biweekly newspaper, or a weekly newspaper of general circulation that is determined will give the electorate in the city adequate notice of the election.(d) The list of polling places designated for various portions of the unincorporated area of the county and of the county seat may be published in those daily, semiweekly, biweekly, or weekly newspapers of general circulation published or circulated within the various portions of the unincorporated area and the county seat, deemed by the county elections official to be those newspapers that will give adequate notice of the election to the voters of the respective portions of the unincorporated area and the county seat.(e) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 29. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12107 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12107.

12107.  (a) The elections official shall let the contracts for publication, pursuant to Section 12106, of the list of polling places designated for each election precinct, and shall determine the rate to be paid for the publication of the list or any portion of the list.(b) The publication rate shall be based on a common denominator of measurement for all newspapers and may be graduated according to circulation.Contracts for the publication shall include the publication of the proper portion of the list of polling places and all other items relating to that portion required by law to be published.(c) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 30. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12108 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12108.

12108.  (a) In a case in which this chapter requires the posting or distribution of a list of the names of precinct board members, or a portion of the list, the officers charged with the duty of posting shall ascertain the name of the political party, if any, for which each precinct board member has expressed a preference, as shown in the affidavit of registration of that person. When the list is posted or distributed, there shall be printed the name of the board member’s party preference or an abbreviation of the name to the right of the name, or immediately below the name, of each precinct board member. If a precinct board member has not expressed a preference for a political party, the word “None” shall be printed in place of the party name.(b) This section does not apply to elections conducted using vote centers.(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 806, Sec. 31. (SB 286) Effective January 1, 2018.)
CA Elec Code § 12109 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12109.

12109.  Whenever the ballots at any election or from any precincts are to be tallied at a central place and not at the precincts, the elections official or secretary of the jurisdiction conducting the election shall specify the public place to be used and give notice thereof as follows:(a) By at least one publication in a newspaper of general circulation published in the jurisdiction where the election is to be held, provided that the publication is made at least 10 days before the day of the election.(b) If a newspaper of general circulation is not published in that jurisdiction, then by prominently posting the notice in the office of the elections official for at least 10 days before the day of the election.(Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 725, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1997.)
CA Elec Code § 12110 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12110.

12110.  In case of a municipal election to fill offices, the city elections official shall not later than one week before the election publish a list of the names of the nominees, in the order in which they appear on the ballot, and the respective offices for which they have been nominated. Publication shall be in the city in a newspaper of general circulation. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city. This list shall be headed, “Nominees for Public Office,” in conspicuous type, and shall be substantially in the following form:NOMINEES FOR PUBLIC OFFICENotice is hereby given that the following persons have been nominated for the offices mentioned below to be filled at the general municipal election to be held in the ____ of ____on ____ the ____ day of ____, 20__.(Here follow with the list of nominees.)Dated, ____ _____ City Elections Official _____ (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 344, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Elec Code § 12111 (2021)
2021 California Code|Elections Code - ELEC|DIVISION 12 - PREELECTION PROCEDURES|CHAPTER 2 - Preelection Notices|Section 12111.

12111.  (a) In case of a municipal election on any measure, the city elections official shall publish a synopsis of the measure at least one time not later than one week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city.The notice shall be headed “Measure To Be Voted On” in conspicuous type and shall be substantially in the following form:MEASURE TO BE VOTED ONNotice is hereby given that the following measure is to be voted on at the ____ (general or special) municipal election to be held in the City of ____, on Tuesday, the ____ day of ____, 2___.(Synopsis of measure or measures)Dated ____ _____ City Elections Official _____ City of ______________(b) The city elections official shall consolidate the notice of election and the notice of measure to be voted on into one notice if the measure was placed on the ballot before the notice of election is published pursuant to Section 12101.(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 785, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2005.)