Elections Code - ELEC
DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS [9000 - 9611] ( Division 9 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. ) CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections [9200 - 9295]
( Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
ARTICLE 1. Initiative [9200 - 9226]
( Article 1 enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2. )
9200.
Ordinances may be enacted by and for any incorporated city pursuant to this article. (Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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.)
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.)