California Elections Code — Measures Submitted To The Voters — County Elections — Referendum — Suspension and reconsideration of ordinance

Current through the 2016 Legislative Session

If a petition protesting the adoption of an ordinance is presented to the board of supervisors prior to the effective date of the ordinance, the ordinance shall be suspended and the supervisors shall reconsider the ordinance. The petition shall be signed by voters of the county equal in number to at least 10 percent of the entire vote cast within the county for all candidates for Governor at the last gubernatorial election.