California § 9014. 9014. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 106, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 8.)

California Statutes

§ 9014. — 9014. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 106, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 8.)

California·Code ELEC Elections Code - ELEC·Div. 9. DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS·Ch. 1. CHAPTER 1. State Elections·Art. 1. ARTICLE 1. Initiative and Referendum Petitions

(a)A petition for a proposed initiative or referendum measure shall not be circulated for signatures prior to the official summary date.

(b)Subject to subdivision (d), a petition with signatures for a proposed initiative measure shall be filed with the county elections official not later than 180 days from the official summary date, and a county elections official shall not accept a petition for the proposed initiative measure after that period.

(c)Subject to subdivision (d), a petition for a proposed referendum measure shall be filed with the county elections official not later than 90 days from the date the legislative bill was chaptered by the Secretary of State, and a county elections official shall not accept a petition for the proposed referendum measure after that period. (

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(a)
A petition for a proposed initiative or referendum measure shall not be circulated for signatures prior to the official summary date.
(b)
Subject to subdivision (d), a petition with signatures for a proposed initiative measure shall be filed with the county elections official not later than 180 days from the official summary date, and a county elections official shall not accept a petition for the proposed initiative measure after that period.
(c)
Subject to subdivision (d), a petition for a proposed referendum measure shall be filed with the county elections official not later than 90 days from the date the legislative bill was chaptered by the Secretary
of State, and a county elections official shall not accept a petition for the proposed referendum measure after that period.
(d)
If the last day to file a petition pursuant to subdivision (b) or (c) is a holiday, as defined in Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 6700) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, the petition may be filed with the county elections official on the next business day.

California § 9014. (9014. (Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 106, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 8.)) — published by Counsel Stack Legal Research, free access to 12M+ legal documents.

Legislative History

Amended (as amended by Stats. 2014, Ch. 106, Sec. 2) by Stats. 2014, Ch. 697, Sec. 8. (SB 1253) Effective January 1, 2015.

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