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Irvine Municipal Code Art. IX Elections
Irvine Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Irvine
Cite as: Irvine Municipal Code Article IX · Text as of 2026-10-04
Section 900. - General municipal elections.¶
Commencing with the general municipal election in 1992, general municipal elections for the election of officers and for such other purposes as the Council may prescribe shall be held in the City on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years, except as otherwise provided by ordinance of the City Council.
(Amend. of 9-8-78; Amend. of 11-6-90)
Editor's note— The amendment to § 900 adopted Sept. 8, 1978, was approved at an election held Nov. 7, 1978. It was filed with the secretary of state as Charter chapter 6 of 1979. The amendment approved at an election held Nov. 6, 1990, was filed with the secretary of state as Charter chapter 6 of 1990. It was subsequently adopted by council action on Apr. 9, 1991.
Section 901. - Special municipal elections.¶
Other municipal elections shall be known as special municipal elections and may be called from time to time by the Council.
Section 902. - Procedure for holding elections.¶
Unless otherwise provided by ordinance hereafter enacted, all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code for the holding of municipal elections, so far as the same are not in conflict with this Charter.
Section 903. - Initiative, referendum and recall.¶
There are hereby reserved to the voters of the City the power of the initiative and referendum and of the recall of municipal elective officers. The provisions of the Elections Code governing the initiative and referendum and the recall of municipal officers shall apply so far as the same are not in conflict with this Charter.
Section 904. - City Council sponsored tax proposals—⅔ vote requirement.¶
Notwithstanding any conflicting provision of this Charter, no City Council sponsored proposal to impose, extend or increase a tax shall be presented at an election unless the ordinance or resolution proposing to impose, extend or increase such tax is approved by at least a two-thirds vote of the total members of the City Council. As used in this section, the term "tax" shall mean both a "general tax" and a "special tax" as defined in Article XIIIC, Section 1, subdivisions (a) and (d), respectively, of the California Constitution.
(Ord. No. 18-08, § 1, 6-5-18)
Editor's note— This section was added at an election held June 5, 2018, and filed with the Secretary of State July 26, 2018, as Charter Chapter 8.
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