AB 809,
as amended, Obernolte. begin deleteElection dates. end deletebegin insertLocal initiative measures: ballot printing specifications.end insert
Existing law requires that the ballots used when voting on a proposed county, city, or district ordinance submitted to the voters as an initiative measure have printed on them specified text relating to the proposed ordinance and dictates the placement of that text.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would also require that if the ordinance proposes to impose a tax or raise the rate of a tax to be levied, the ballot include in the statement of the ordinance the amount of money to be raised annually and the rate and duration of the tax to be levied. By imposing new duties on local elections officials, the bill would create a state-mandated local program.
end insertbegin insertThe California Constitution requires the state to reimburse local agencies and school districts for certain costs mandated by the state. Statutory provisions establish procedures for making that reimbursement.
end insertbegin insertThis bill would provide that, if the Commission on State Mandates determines that the bill contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement for those costs shall be made pursuant to these statutory provisions.
end insertExisting law generally requires that an election for a county, municipal, or district initiative measure that qualifies for the local ballot pursuant to specified procedures be held not less than 88 nor more than 103 days after the date of the order of election, except as specified.
end deleteThis bill would make technical, nonsubstantive changes to this provision.
end deleteVote: majority.
Appropriation: no.
Fiscal committee: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
State-mandated local program: begin deleteno end deletebegin insertyesend insert.
The people of the State of California do enact as follows:
begin insertSection 13119 of the end insertbegin insertElections Codeend insertbegin insert is amended
2to read:end insert
begin insert(a)end insertbegin insert end insertThe ballots used when voting upon a proposed
4county, city, or district ordinance submitted to the voters of the
5respective local government as an initiative measure pursuant to
6Division 9 (commencing with Section 9000) shall have printed on
7them the words “Shall the ordinance (stating the nature thereof)
8be adopted?” Opposite the statement of the ordinance to be voted
9on, and to its right, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on
10separate lines, with voting squares. If a voter stamps a cross (+)
11in the voting square after the printed word “Yes,” his or her vote
12shall be counted in favor of the adoption of the ordinance. If he or
13she stamps a cross (+) in the voting square
after the printed word
14“No,” his or her vote shall be counted against its adoption.
15(b) If the proposed ordinance imposes a tax or raises the rate
16of a tax, the ballot shall include in the statement of the ordinance
17to be voted on the amount of money to be raised annually and the
18rate and duration of the tax to be levied.
If the Commission on State Mandates determines that
20this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to
21local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made
22pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division
234 of Title 2 of the Government Code.
Section 1405 of the Elections Code is amended
25to read:
(a) Except as provided below, the election for a county,
27municipal, or district initiative that qualifies pursuant to Section
289116, 9214, or 9310 shall be held not less than 88 nor more than
29103 days after the date of the order of election.
P3 1(1) When it is legally possible to hold a special election on an
2initiative measure that has qualified pursuant to Section 9116,
39214, or 9310 within 180 days prior to a regular or special election
4that occurs wholly or partially within the same territory, the
5election on the initiative
measure may be held on the same date
6as, and be consolidated with, that regular or special election.
7(2) When it is legally possible to hold a special election on an
8initiative measure that has qualified pursuant to Section 9116,
99214, or 9310 during the period between a regularly scheduled
10statewide direct primary election and a regularly scheduled
11statewide general election in the same year, the election on the
12initiative measure may be held on the same date as, and be
13consolidated with, the statewide general election.
14(3) To avoid holding more than one special election within any
15180-day period, the date for holding the special election on an
16initiative measure that has qualified pursuant to Section 9116,
179214, or 9310, may be fixed later than 103 days but at a date as
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early as practicable after the expiration of 180 days from the last
19special election.
20(4) Not more than one special election for an initiative measure
21that qualifies pursuant to Section 9116, 9214, or 9310 may be held
22by a jurisdiction during any period of 180 days.
23(b) The election for a county initiative that qualifies pursuant
24to Section 9118 shall be held at the next statewide election
25occurring not less than 88 days after the date of the order of
26election. The election for a municipal or district initiative that
27qualifies pursuant to Section 9215 or 9311 shall be held at the
28jurisdiction’s next regular election occurring not less than 88 days
29after the date of the order of election.
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