Statute · California Elections Code
Cal. Elec. Code § 12111 — Preelection Notices
Cal. Elec. Code § 12111
- Type
- Statute
- Source
- California Elections Code
- Jurisdiction
- California
- Date
- 2005-01-01
- Current through
- Nov 2, 2026 (California Legislative Counsel)
(a) In case of a municipal election on any measure, the city elections official shall publish a synopsis of the measure at least one time not later than one week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and…
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Cal. Elec. Code § 12111 — Preelection Notices is in force in the current edition of the Code, and nothing recorded condemns it.
(a) In case of a municipal election on any measure, the city elections official shall publish a synopsis of the measure at least one time not later than one week before the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the city. If there is no newspaper of general circulation published and circulated in the city, the notice shall be typewritten and copies shall be posted conspicuously within the time prescribed in at least three public places in the city.
The notice shall be headed “Measure To Be Voted On” in conspicuous type and shall be substantially in the following form:
MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON
Notice is hereby given that the following measure is to be voted on at the ____ (general or special) municipal election to be held in the City of ____, on Tuesday, the ____ day of ____, 2___.
(Synopsis of measure or measures)
Dated ____
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__________City Elections Official__________ |
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City of ______________ |
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(b) The city elections official shall consolidate the notice of election and the notice of measure to be voted on into one notice if the measure was placed on the ballot before the notice of election is published pursuant to Section 12101.