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Title CHA — Charter

Palm Springs Municipal Code Art. VIII Elections

Palm Springs Municipal Code · 2026-10 edition · updated 2026-10-04 · Palm Springs

Cite as: Palm Springs Municipal Code Article VIII · Text as of 2026-10-04

800. General Municipal Elections.

General municipal elections for the election of city councilmembers and for such other purposes as the city council may prescribe shall be held in the City on November 7, 1995, on November 4, 1997, and on the first Tuesday in November in each odd numbered year thereafter.

801. Special Municipal Elections.

All other municipal elections that may be held by authority of this Charter, or of any law, shall be known as special municipal elections.

802. Procedure for Holding Elections.

Unless otherwise provided by ordinance, all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or hereafter may be amended, for the holding of municipal elections, so far as the same are not in conflict with this Charter.

803. Initiative, Referendum and Recall.

There are hereby reserved to the electors of the City the powers of the initiative and referendum and of the recall of municipal elective officers. The provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exist or hereafter may be amended, governing the initiative and referendum and the recall of municipal officers, shall apply to the use thereof in the City so far as such provisions of the Elections Code are not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter.

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