COUNTY ELECTIONS
(Excerpts from the Elections Code)

Article 1. Initiative

3705.5. (a) During the circulation of the petition or before taking either action described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 3709, or Section 3711, the board of supervisors may refer the proposed initiative measure to any county agency or agencies for a report on any or all of the following: (1) Its fiscal impact. (2) Its effect on the internal consistency of the county's general and specific plans including the housing element, the consistency between planning and zoning, the limitations on county actions under Section 65008 of the Government Code, and Chapters 4.2 (commencing with Section 65913) and 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. (3) Any other matters the board of supervisors request to be in the report. (b) The report shall be presented to the board of supervisors within the time prescribed by the board of supervisors but no later than 30 days after the clerk certifies to the board of supervisors the sufficiency of the petition. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 767; Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 954.)

4009.5. (a) During the circulation of the petition, or before taking either action described in subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 4010, or Section 4011, the legislative body may refer the proposed initiative measure to any city agency or agencies for a report on any or all of the following: (1) Its fiscal impact. (2) Its effect on the internal consistency of the city's general and specific plans including the housing element, the consistency between planning and zoning, the limitations on city actions under Section 65008 of the Government Code, Chapters 4.2 (commencing with Section 65913) and 4.3 (commencing with Section 65915) of Division 1 of Title 7 of the Government Code. (3) Any other matters the council requests to be in the report. (b) The report shall be presented to the legislative body within the time prescribed by the legislative body but no later than 30 days after the clerk certifies to the legislative body the sufficiency of the petition. (Added by Stats. 1987, Ch. 767; Amended by Stats. 1988, Ch. 954.)
)

| Web Search | Comment | LUPIN Home | CERES Home |