Earlier editions: 2020-112018-11
DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS 9000-9611›CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections 9200-9295›ARTICLE 1. Initiative 9200-9226
§ 9217
California Elections Code · 2026 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · California
If a majority of the voters voting on a proposed ordinance vote in its favor, the ordinance shall become a valid and binding ordinance of the city. The ordinance shall be considered as adopted upon the date that the vote is declared by the legislative body, and shall go into effect 10 days after that date. No ordinance that is either proposed by initiative petition and adopted by the vote of the legislative body of the city without submission to the voters, or adopted by the voters, shall be repealed or amended except by a vote of the people, unless provision is otherwise made in the original ordinance.
(Enacted by Stats. 1994, Ch. 920, Sec. 2.)
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