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2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9141.

9141. (a) Except an ordinance granting a franchise, the following ordinances shall take effect immediately:
(1) Those calling or otherwise relating to an election.
(2) Those specifically required by law to take immediate effect.
(3) Those fixing the amount of money to be raised by taxation or the rate of taxes to be levied.
(4) Those for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. The ordinances referred to in this subdivision shall contain a declaration of the facts constituting the necessity and shall be passed by a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors.
(b) All other ordinances, including ordinances granting a franchise, shall become effective 30 days from and after the date of final passage.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9142.

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 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 county 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 county 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 county 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 county 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.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9143.

9143. Notwithstanding Section 9141, that portion of any ordinance that changes supervisorial salaries shall become effective 60 days from the date of its final passage.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9144.

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 shall be suspended and the board of supervisors shall reconsider the ordinance. The petition shall be signed by voters of the county equal in number to at least 10 percent of the entire vote cast within the county for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.
(Amended by Stats. 2020, Ch. 106, Sec. 3. (AB 3370) Effective January 1, 2021.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9144.5.

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 found sufficient by the elections official.
(Added by Stats. 2019, Ch. 569, Sec. 1. (SB 681) Effective October 8, 2019.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9145.

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 at the next regularly scheduled county election occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order, or at a special election called for that purpose not less than 88 days after the date of the order. The ordinance shall not become effective unless and until a majority of the voters voting on the ordinance vote in favor of it.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9146.

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 ordinance is proposed by initiative petition, govern the procedure on ordinances against which a protest is filed.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Referendum › Section 9147.

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 Supervisors.
(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain the title and text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance which is the subject of the referendum.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9160.

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 the county counsel or to the district attorney in a county that does not have a county counsel.
(b) (1) The county counsel or district attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure. The analysis shall include a statement indicating whether the measure was placed on the ballot by a petition signed by the requisite number of voters or by the board of supervisors. The analysis shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. The analysis may not exceed 500 words in length.
(2) Additionally, the county counsel or district attorney may prepare a summary of the impartial analysis in a format that answers the questions “What does a yes vote mean?” and “What does a no vote mean?” for each measure, with the summary for each question limited to 75 words or less. If the county counsel or district attorney prepares a summary pursuant to this paragraph, it may be included in the county voter information guide.
(3) If the entire text of the measure is not printed on the ballot, nor in the county voter information guide, there shall be printed immediately below the impartial analysis, in no less than 10-point boldface type, a legend substantially as follows:
“The above statement is an impartial analysis of Ordinance or Measure ____. If you desire a copy of the ordinance or measure, please call the elections official’s office at (insert telephone number) and a copy will be mailed at no cost to you.”
(4) The elections official may, at his or her discretion, add the following message to the statement in paragraph (3): “You may also access the full text of the measure on the county Web site at the following Web site address (insert Web site address).”
(c) Not later than 88 days before an election that includes a county ballot measure, the board of supervisors may direct the county auditor to review the measure and determine if the substance of the county ballot measure, if adopted, would affect the revenues or expenditures of the county. He or she shall prepare a fiscal impact statement which estimates the amount of any increase or decrease in revenues or costs to the county if the proposed measure is adopted. The fiscal impact statement is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303, and shall be printed preceding the arguments for and against the measure. The fiscal impact statement may not exceed 500 words in length.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 42. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9161.

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 this article. If a method is otherwise provided by law for submitting such arguments as to a particular kind of county measure, that method shall control.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9162.

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 citizens, or a combination of these voters and associations may file a written argument for or against any county measure. An argument shall not exceed 300 words in length. The county elections official shall cause an argument for and an argument against the measure, and the analysis of the measure, to be printed, and shall enclose a copy of both arguments preceded by the analysis with each county voter information guide. The printed arguments and the analysis are “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303.
(b) The following statement shall be printed on the front cover, or if none, on the heading of the first page, of the printed arguments:
“Arguments in support of or in opposition to the proposed laws are the opinions of the authors.”
(c) Printed arguments submitted to voters in accordance with this section shall be titled either “Argument In Favor Of Measure ____” or “Argument Against Measure ____,” accordingly, the blank spaces being filled in only with the letter or number, if any, which designates the measure. At the discretion of the county elections official, the word “Proposition” may be substituted for the word “Measure” in the titles. Words used in the title shall not be counted when determining the length of an argument.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 43. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9163.

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 public examination as provided in Article 5 (commencing with Section 9190) for the particular election, the county elections official shall fix and determine a reasonable date before the election after which no arguments for or against any county measure may be submitted for printing and distribution to the voters as provided in this article. Notice of the date fixed shall be published by the county elections official pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. Arguments may be changed until and including the date fixed by the county elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 422, Sec. 44. (AB 2911) Effective January 1, 2017.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9164.

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 or persons submitting it, or, if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers.
No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument submitted under this article. In case any argument is signed by more than five persons, the signatures of the first five shall be printed.
(Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 1081, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 2001.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9166.

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 prescribed, the county elections official shall select one of the arguments in favor and one of the arguments against the measure for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the argument, the county elections official shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:
(1) The board of supervisors or a member or members of the board.
(2) The individual voter, or bona fide association of citizens, or combination of voters and associations, who are the bona fide sponsors or proponents of the measure.
(3) Bona fide associations of citizens.
(4) Individual voters who are eligible to vote on the measure.
(b) In order to enable the county elections official to determine whether it qualifies as a bona fide association of citizens, an organization or association submitting an argument for or against a county measure shall submit with its argument a copy of one of the following:
(1) Its articles of incorporation, articles of association, partnership documents, bylaws, or similar documents.
(2) Letterhead containing the name of the organization and its principal officers.
(3) If the organization or association is a primarily formed committee established to support or oppose the measure, its statement of organization filed pursuant to Section 84101 of the Government Code.
(c) In selecting an argument from among bona fide associations of citizens, the county elections official shall not consider the type of documentation submitted pursuant to subdivision (b) or the form of the association.
(Amended by Stats. 2017, Ch. 75, Sec. 2. (SB 665) Effective January 1, 2018.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9167.

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 for conducting the election shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against the measure and copies of the arguments against the measure to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words, or may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument. The rebuttal arguments shall be submitted to the elections official conducting the election no later than a date designated by the elections official.
(b) Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct argument that it seeks to rebut and shall be titled “Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure (or Proposition) ____,” or “Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure (or Proposition) ____,” the blank spaces being filled in only with the letter or number, if any, designating the measure. Words used in the title may not be counted when determining the length of any rebuttal argument.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 2002, Ch. 228, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 3 - Arguments Concerning County Measures › Section 9168.

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 canvassed by, the board of supervisors, or to any district bond election conducted by a district. This article shall also apply to any special election, if the board of supervisors so provides in its proclamation or notice thereof.
(b) At any election subject to this section:
(1) “County measure” shall be deemed to refer to any measure as defined in Section 329. Section 312 shall not apply.
(2) Section 9160, and the reference to the analysis of the measure in Section 9162, shall not apply unless the board of supervisors directs the officer to prepare the analysis.
(c) This article shall not apply to any school district bond election.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 4 - Mailings › Section 9180.

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 official matter shall be mailed to a postal address where two or more registered voters have the same surname and the same postal address.
This section shall only apply if the board of supervisors adopts this section.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 2 - County Elections › ARTICLE 5 - Public Examinations › Section 9190.

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 in the county elections official’s office for a period of 10 calendar days immediately following the deadline for submission of those materials. Any person may obtain a copy of the materials from the county elections official for use outside of the county elections official’s office. The county elections official may charge a fee to any person obtaining a copy of the material. The fee may not exceed the actual cost incurred by the county elections official in providing the copy.
(b) (1) During the 10-calendar-day public examination period provided by this section, any voter of the jurisdiction in which the election is being held, or the county elections official, himself or herself, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the materials to be amended or deleted. The writ of mandate or injunction request shall be filed no later than the end of the 10-calendar-day public examination period.
(2) A peremptory writ of mandate or an injunction shall be issued only upon clear and convincing proof that the material in question is false, misleading, or inconsistent with this chapter, and that issuance of the writ or injunction will not substantially interfere with the printing or distribution of official election materials as provided by law.
(3) The county elections official shall be named as respondent and the person or official who authored the material in question shall be named as real parties in interest. In the case of the county elections official bringing the mandamus or injunctive action, the board of supervisors of the county shall be named as the respondent and the person or official who authored the material in question shall be named as the real party in interest.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 228, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Initiative › Section 9201.

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 manner hereinafter prescribed, after being signed by not less than the number of voters specified in this article. The petition may be in separate sections, providing that the petition complies with this article. The first page of each section shall contain the title of the petition and the text of the measure. The petition sections shall be designated in the manner set forth in Section 9020.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Initiative › Section 9202.

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, which shall be accompanied by the written text of the initiative and may be accompanied by a written statement not in excess of 500 words, setting forth the reasons for the proposed petition. The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than three, proponents and shall be in substantially the following form:
Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition
Notice is hereby given by the persons whose names appear hereon of their intention to circulate the petition within the City of ____ for the purpose of ____. A statement of the reasons of the proposed action as contemplated in the petition is as follows:
(b) Any person filing a notice of intent with the elections official shall pay a fee to be established by the legislative body not to exceed two hundred dollars ($200) to be refunded to the filer if, within one year of the date of filing the notice of intent, the elections official certifies the sufficiency of the petition.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Initiative › Section 9202.5.

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 initiative petition does not contain the minimum number of signatures required, the day after the election at which the initiative measure is put before the voters, or the day after the proposed ordinance is adopted by the legislative body of the city after being submitted to the legislative body of the city pursuant to Section 9201, as applicable, the elections official shall do both of the following:
(a) Keep on file at his or her office the notice of intention, written text of the initiative, and written statement setting forth the reasons for the proposed petition, if any, that the proponents of the initiative measure filed with the elections official pursuant to Section 9202.
(b) Furnish copies of the materials he or she is required to keep on file pursuant to subdivision (a) to any person upon request. The elections official may charge a fee to a person obtaining copies pursuant to this subdivision. The fee may not exceed the actual cost incurred by the elections official in providing the copies.
(Added by Stats. 2012, Ch. 240, Sec. 2. (AB 1851) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Elections Code - ELEC › DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS › CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Initiative › Section 9203.

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 title and summary be prepared. This request shall be accompanied by the address of the person proposing the measure. The elections official shall immediately transmit a copy of the proposed measure to the city attorney. Within 15 days after the proposed measure is filed, the city attorney shall provide and return to the city elections official a ballot title for and summary of the proposed measure. The ballot title may differ from any other title of the proposed measure and shall express in 500 words or less the purpose of the proposed measure. In providing the ballot title, the city attorney shall give a true and impartial statement of the purpose of the proposed measure in such language that the ballot title shall neither be an argument, nor be likely to create prejudice, for or against the proposed measure.
(b) The elections official shall furnish a copy of the ballot title and summary to the person filing the proposed measure. The person proposing the measure shall, prior to its circulation, place upon each section of the petition, above the text of the proposed measure and across the top of each page of the petition on which signatures are to appear, in roman type not smaller than 11 point, the ballot title prepared by the city attorney. The text of the measure shall be printed in type not smaller than 8 point. The heading of the proposed measure shall be in a boldface type in substantially the following form:
INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE DIRECTLY SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
The city attorney has prepared the following title and summary of the chief purpose and points of the proposed measure:
(Here set forth the title and summary prepared by the city attorney. This title and summary must also be printed across the top of each page of the petition whereon signatures are to appear.)
(Amended by Stats. 2022, Ch. 887, Sec. 7. (SB 1360) Effective January 1, 2023.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)
2023 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.)