Cal. Elec. Code § 9311
Initiative
Redline — January 1, 2011 → current.View current text →
Current — January 1, 2019
As of January 1, 2011
If the initiative petition does not request a special election, the district board shall do either of the following:
(a) Adopt the ordinance, without alteration, either at the regular meeting at which the certification of the petition is presented, or within 10 days after it is presented.
(b) Submit the ordinance to the voters, without alteration, pursuant to subdivision (b) of Section 1405, unless the ordinance petitioned for is required to be, or for some reason is, submitted to the voters at a special election pursuant to subdivision (a) of Section 1405.
The proponent of an initiative may withdraw the initiative at any time before the 88th day before the election, whether or not the petition has already been found sufficient by the elections official.
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