Cal. Elec. Code § 9014
Initiative and Referendum Petitions
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Current — January 1, 2015
As of January 1, 2011
A petition for a proposed initiative measure or referendum shall not be circulated for signatures prior to the official summary date. A petition with signatures on a proposed initiative measure shall be filed with the county elections official not later than 150 days from the official summary date, and no county elections official shall accept a petition on the proposed initiative measure after that period. A petition for a proposed referendum measure shall be filed with the county elections officials 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 after that period.
(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.
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