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DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS 9000-9610›CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections 9200-9295›ARTICLE 1. Initiative 9200-9226

§ 9222

California Elections Code · 2018-11 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California

The legislative body of the city may submit to the voters, without a petition therefor, a proposition for the repeal, amendment, or enactment of any ordinance, to be voted upon at any succeeding regular or special city election, and if the proposition submitted receives a majority of the votes cast on it at the election, the ordinance shall be repealed, amended, or enacted accordingly. A proposition may be submitted, or a special election may be called for the purpose of voting on a proposition, by ordinance or resolution. The election shall be held not less than 88 days after the date of the order of election.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 371, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2003.)

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