Bill Text: CA SB202 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Chaptered
Bill Title: Elections: ballot measures.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-10-07 - Chaptered by Secretary of State. Chapter 558, Statutes of 2011. [SB202 Detail]
Download: California-2011-SB202-Chaptered.html
BILL NUMBER: SB 202 CHAPTERED
BILL TEXT
CHAPTER 558
FILED WITH SECRETARY OF STATE OCTOBER 7, 2011
APPROVED BY GOVERNOR OCTOBER 7, 2011
PASSED THE SENATE SEPTEMBER 10, 2011
PASSED THE ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 9, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 8, 2011
AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY SEPTEMBER 2, 2011
INTRODUCED BY Senator Hancock
(Principal coauthor: Assembly Member Gordon)
FEBRUARY 8, 2011
An act to amend Section 9016 of the Elections Code, and to repeal
Section 1 of Chapter 732 of the Statutes of 2010, relating to
elections.
LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
SB 202, Hancock. Elections: ballot measures.
Existing law permits the voters to propose and adopt a statute or
constitutional amendment through the power of the initiative, and to
approve or reject a statute or a part of a statute through the power
of the referendum, by presenting to the Secretary of State a petition
that sets forth the text of the proposed measure and is certified to
have been signed by a specified number of electors.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to submit a certified
initiative measure at the next general election held at least 131
days after the measure qualifies for the ballot or at any statewide
special election that is held prior to that general election and is
held at least 131 days after the measure qualifies for the ballot,
and further requires the Secretary of State to submit a certified
referendum measure at the next general election held at least 31 days
after the measure qualifies for the ballot or at any statewide
special election that is held prior to that general election. Under
existing law, "general election" is defined to mean either the
election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the
first Monday in November of each even-numbered year or any statewide
election held on a regular election date, as specified.
This bill would provide that, notwithstanding the above definition
of "general election," that term means, for purposes of submitting
to the voters an initiative or referendum measure that is certified
for the ballot on or after July 1, 2011, only the election held
throughout the state on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in
November of each even-numbered year.
Existing law requires the Secretary of State to submit ACA 4 of
the 2009-10 Regular Session, a proposed legislative constitutional
amendment relating to state finance, to the voters at the 2012
statewide presidential primary election, as specified.
This bill would repeal those provisions and would, instead,
require the Secretary of State to submit ACA 4 to the voters at the
November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Section 9016 of the Elections Code is amended to read:
9016. (a) Notwithstanding Section 324, for purposes of
subdivision (c) of Section 8 of, and subdivision (c) of Section 9 of,
Article II of the California Constitution, "general election" means
only the election held throughout the state on the first Tuesday
after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year with
respect to an initiative or referendum measure that is certified for
the ballot on or after July 1, 2011.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an initiative
measure shall not be submitted to the voters at a statewide special
election held less than 131 days after the date the measure is
certified for the ballot.
SEC. 2. Section 1 of Chapter 732 of the Statutes of 2010 is
repealed.
SEC. 3. Notwithstanding Section 9040 of the Elections Code or any
other provision of law, the Secretary of State shall submit Assembly
Constitutional Amendment 4 of the 2009-10 Regular Session to the
voters at the November 4, 2014, statewide general election.
