California Elections Code ARTICLE 2 - Referendum

• Section 9140.
  The board of supervisors may submit to the voters, without a petition, an ordinance for the repeal, amendment, or enactment of any ordinance. The ordinance...
• Section 9141.
  (a) Except an ordinance granting a franchise, the following ordinances shall take effect immediately:(1) Those calling or otherwise relating to an election.(2) Those specifically required by law to...
• Section 9142.
  (a) Notwithstanding Section 9141, ordinances authorizing the issuance of revenue bonds by a county as part of a joint powers entity pursuant to Section 6547 of...
• Section 9143.
  Notwithstanding Section 9141, that portion of any ordinance that changes supervisorial salaries shall become effective 60 days from the date of its final passage.(Enacted by...
• Section 9144.
  If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance is presented to the board of supervisors prior to the effective date of the ordinance, the...
• Section 9145.
  If the board of supervisors does not entirely repeal the ordinance against which a petition is filed, the board shall submit the ordinance to the...
• Section 9146.
  The provisions of this code relating to the form of petitions, the duties of the county elections official, and the manner of holding elections, when...
• Section 9147.
  (a) The heading of a proposed referendum measure shall be in substantially the following form:  Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the Board of Supervisors.(b) Each section...

Last modified: October 22, 2018