California 2019 2019-2020 Regular Session

California Senate Bill SB359 Introduced / Bill

Filed 02/20/2019

                    CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 359Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Section 9238 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 359, as introduced, Moorlach. Elections: referendum.Existing law provides procedures for the circulation of referendum petitions in municipal elections and requires a circulator to attach a specified declaration to each section of the petition.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO Bill TextThe people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9238 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.

 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION Senate Bill No. 359Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 20, 2019 An act to amend Section 9238 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGESTSB 359, as introduced, Moorlach. Elections: referendum.Existing law provides procedures for the circulation of referendum petitions in municipal elections and requires a circulator to attach a specified declaration to each section of the petition.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.Digest Key Vote: MAJORITY  Appropriation: NO  Fiscal Committee: NO  Local Program: NO 





 CALIFORNIA LEGISLATURE 20192020 REGULAR SESSION

Senate Bill No. 359

Introduced by Senator MoorlachFebruary 20, 2019

Introduced by Senator Moorlach
February 20, 2019

 An act to amend Section 9238 of the Elections Code, relating to elections. 

LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

## LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST

SB 359, as introduced, Moorlach. Elections: referendum.

Existing law provides procedures for the circulation of referendum petitions in municipal elections and requires a circulator to attach a specified declaration to each section of the petition.This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

Existing law provides procedures for the circulation of referendum petitions in municipal elections and requires a circulator to attach a specified declaration to each section of the petition.

This bill would make a technical, nonsubstantive change to this provision.

## Digest Key

## Bill Text

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:SECTION 1. Section 9238 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.

The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

## The people of the State of California do enact as follows:

SECTION 1. Section 9238 of the Elections Code is amended to read:9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.

SECTION 1. Section 9238 of the Elections Code is amended to read:

### SECTION 1.

9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.

9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.

9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.



9238. (a) Across the top of each page of the referendum petition there shall be printed the following:

# Referendum Against an Ordinance Passed by the City Council

(b) Each section of the referendum petition shall contain (1) the identifying number or title, and (2) the text of the ordinance or the portion of the ordinance that is the subject of the referendum.

The petition sections shall be designed in the same form as specified in Section 9020.

(c) Each section of the referendum petition shall have attached thereto the declaration of the person soliciting the signatures. This declaration shall be substantially in the same form as set forth in Section 9022.