California Statutes § 9215 Initiative petition signed by not less than 10 percent of city voters
Statute Text
If the initiative petition is signed by not less than 10 percent of the voters of the city, according to the last report of registration by the county elections official to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2187 , effective at the time the notice specified in Section 9202 was published, or, in a city with 1,000 or less registered voters, by 25 percent of the voters or 100 voters of the city, whichever is the lesser number, the legislative body shall do one of the following:
(a)
Adopt the ordinance, without alteration, at the regular meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented, or within 10 days after it is presented.
(b)
Submit the ordinance, without alteration, to the voters pursuant to Section 1405.
(c)
Order a report pursuant to Section 9212 at the regular meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented. When the report is presented to the legislative body, the legislative body shall either adopt the ordinance within 10 days or order an election pursuant to subdivision (b).
History
Amended by Stats 2017 ch 748 ( AB 765 ) , s 7 , eff. 1/1/2018 .
Amended by Stats 2000 ch 55 ( SB 1424 ) , s 18 , eff. 1/1/2001 .
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