California Code
DIVISION 9 - MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS
CHAPTER 3 - Municipal Elections

ARTICLE 1 - Initiative

Section 9200. - 9200. Ordinances may be enacted by and for any incorporated...

Section 9201. - 9201. Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the legislative...

Section 9202. - 9202. (a) Before circulating an initiative petition in any city,...

Section 9202.5. - 9202.5. From the time materials pertaining to an initiative petition...

Section 9203. - 9203. (a) Any person who is interested in any proposed...

Section 9204. - 9204. Any elector of the city may seek a writ...

Section 9205. - 9205. A notice of intention and the title and summary...

Section 9206. - 9206. Within 10 days after the date of publication or...

Section 9207. - 9207. The proponents may commence to circulate the petitions among...

Section 9208. - 9208. Signatures upon petitions and sections of petitions shall be...

Section 9209. - 9209. Each section shall have attached thereto the declaration of...

Section 9210. - 9210. The petition shall be filed by the proponents or...

Section 9211. - 9211. After the petition has been filed, as herein provided,...

Section 9212. - 9212. (a) During the circulation of the petition, or before...

Section 9213. - 9213. On or before April 1 of each odd-numbered year,...

Section 9215. - 9215. If the initiative petition is signed by not less...

Section 9215.5. - 9215.5. The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative...

Section 9216. - 9216. In cities having a mayor, or like officer, with...

Section 9217. - 9217. If a majority of the voters voting on a...

Section 9218. - 9218. Any number of proposed ordinances may be voted upon...

Section 9221. - 9221. If the provisions of two or more ordinances adopted...

Section 9222. - 9222. The legislative body of the city may submit to...

Section 9223. - 9223. Whenever any ordinance or measure is required by this...

Section 9224. - 9224. The enacting clause of an ordinance submitted to the...

Section 9226. - 9226. This article does not apply to any statewide initiative...

ARTICLE 2 - Referendum

Section 9235. - 9235. No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from...

Section 9236. - 9236. (a) Notwithstanding Section 9235, ordinances authorizing the issuance of...

Section 9237. - 9237. If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance,...

Section 9237.2. - 9237.2. The proponent of a referendum may withdraw the referendum...

Section 9237.5. - 9237.5. The provisions of this code relating to the form...

Section 9238. - 9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the...

Section 9239. - 9239. Petitions shall be accepted for filing by the elections...

Section 9240. - 9240. After the petition has been filed as herein provided,...

Section 9241. - 9241. If the legislative body does not entirely repeal the...

Section 9242. - 9242. Signatures upon petitions, and sections thereof, shall be secured,...

Section 9243. - 9243. Elections pursuant to this article shall be held in...

Section 9244. - 9244. Whenever the legislative body of a city has voted...

Section 9245. - 9245. If approval of an ordinance by the mayor or...

Section 9246. - 9246. Any duty imposed in this chapter upon the legislative...

Section 9247. - 9247. Article 1 (commencing with Section 9200) and this article...

ARTICLE 3 - City or City and County Charters

Section 9255. - 9255. (a) A charter or charter amendment proposed by a...

Section 9256. - 9256. The proponents of a measure proposing to amend a...

Section 9257. - 9257. The petition signed by registered voters of the city...

Section 9258. - 9258. The petition may be circulated in sections, but each...

Section 9259. - 9259. Each signer of the petition shall sign it in...

Section 9260. - 9260. The petition shall be in substantially the following form:...

Section 9261. - 9261. Each section shall have attached thereto the affidavit of...

Section 9262. - 9262. Each petition section shall consist of sheets of white...

Section 9263. - 9263. The sheets comprising each petition section shall be fastened...

Section 9264. - 9264. A voter may withdraw his or her signature from...

Section 9265. - 9265. The petition shall be filed with the elections official...

Section 9266. - 9266. After the petition has been filed, the elections official...

Section 9266.5. - 9266.5. The proponent of a measure proposing to amend a...

Section 9267. - 9267. Petitions that do not substantially conform to the form...

Section 9268. - 9268. The conduct of election and publication requirements shall substantially...

Section 9269. - 9269. Upon the completion of the canvass of votes, the...

ARTICLE 4 - Arguments Concerning City Measures

Section 9280. - 9280. Whenever a city measure qualifies for a place on...

Section 9281. - 9281. If no other method is provided by general law,...

Section 9282. - 9282. (a) For measures placed on the ballot by petition,...

Section 9283. - 9283. A ballot argument may not be accepted under this...

Section 9285. - 9285. (a) (1) When an argument in favor and an...

Section 9286. - 9286. (a) Based on the time reasonably necessary to prepare...

Section 9287. - 9287. (a) If more than one argument for or more...

ARTICLE 5 - Mailings

Section 9290. - 9290. Whenever the elections official is required to mail official...

ARTICLE 6 - Public Examination

Section 9295. - 9295. (a) The elections official shall make a copy of...