Cal. Elec. Code § 9014

Current through the 2024 Legislative Session.
Section 9014 - Circulation; filing
(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.

Ca. Elec. Code § 9014

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.
See Stats 2014 ch 106 (AB 2093), s 3.