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Cal. Elec. Code § 9141

Referendum

Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 56 Cal. App. 4th 1199 - Citizens for Responsible Government v. City of Albany (1997)

Most recently applied in 9 Cal. 5th 1105 - Wilde v. City of Dunsmuir (August 2020)

Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.

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(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 take immediate effect.

(3) Those fixing the amount of money to be raised by taxation or the rate of taxes to be levied.

(4) Those for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety. The ordinances referred to in this subdivision shall contain a declaration of the facts constituting the necessity and shall be passed by a four-fifths vote of the board of supervisors.

(b) All other ordinances, including ordinances granting a franchise, shall become effective 30 days from and after the date of final passage.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.