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California Statutes § 9014 Circulation; filing

⤴ Up to Article 1: Initiative And Referendum Petitions

Statute Text

(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.

History

Amended by Stats 2014 ch 697 ( SB 1253 ) , s 8 , eff. 1/1/2015 .

Amended by Stats 2014 ch 106 ( AB 2093 ) , s 2 , eff. 1/1/2015 .

Added by Stats 2009 ch 373 ( AB 753 ) , s 23 , eff. 1/1/2010 .

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