California Elections Code

§ 9033

ELEC § 9033 Effective Sep 8, 2023Div. 9 · Ch. 1 · Art. 3

Statute text

(a)When the Secretary of State has received from one or more elections officials or registrars a petition, certified to have been signed by the requisite number of qualified voters, the Secretary of State shall forthwith notify the proponents and immediately transmit to the elections official or registrar of voters of every county or city and county in the state a notice directing that signature verification be terminated.

(b)(1) In the case of an initiative measure, the Secretary of State shall identify the date of the next statewide general election as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 9016, or the next special statewide election, that will occur not less than 131 days after the date the Secretary of State receives a petition certified to have been signed by the requisite number of qualified voters.

(2)On the 131st day prior to the date of the election identified pursuant to paragraph (1), the Secretary of State shall do all of the following:

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Legislative history

Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 162, Sec. 4. (AB 421) Effective September 8, 2023.