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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9207
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 p
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9208
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9209
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9210
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9211
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 shal
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9212
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 fisca
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9213
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 year
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9215
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9215.5
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9216
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9217
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 effe
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9218
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9221
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9222
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 majorit
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9223
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9224
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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:”.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9226
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9226
This article does not apply to any statewide initiative measure.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9235
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 declaratio
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9236
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 a
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9237
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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 th
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9237.2
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9237.5
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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.
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9238
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 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
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9239
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9239
Petitions shall be accepted for filing by the elections official and the determination of the number of signatures thereon shall be made by the elections official in accordance with Section 9210. Petitions shall be filed with the elections official of the legislative body of the
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Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9240
Elections Code - ELEC - ELEC § 9240
After the petition has been filed as herein provided, the elections official shall examine the petition and certify the results in the same manner as are county petitions in Sections 9114 and 9115 except that, for the purposes of this section, references to the board of superviso