§ 9205 Publication Of Ballot Measure Notice

Key Takeaways

•If you want to start a new law or change one, you have to tell people about it first.
•You do this by putting a short notice in a newspaper that lots of people read, or by putting up posters in public places.
•If there's no newspaper in your city, you can use a newspaper from the county or just put up posters in three public spots.
•You don't have to share the whole law, just a short summary and the title.

Example

You want to start a petition to build a new park in your town.

You need to tell everyone about it. You can do this by putting a short notice in the local newspaper or by putting up posters in three public places, like the library or city hall.

A notice of intention and the title and summary of the proposed measure shall be published or posted or both as follows: (a) If there is a newspaper of general circulation, as described in Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 6000) of Division 7 of Title 1 of the Government Code, adjudicated as such, the notice, title, and summary shall be published therein at least once. (b) If the petition is to be circulated in a city in which there is no adjudicated newspaper of general circulation, the notice, title, and summary shall be published at least once, in a newspaper circulated within the city and adjudicated as being of general circulation within the county in which the city is located and the notice, title, and summary shall be posted in three (3) public places within the city, which public places shall be those utilized for the purpose of posting ordinances as required in Section 36933 of the Government Code. (c) If the petition is to be circulated in a city in which there is no adjudicated newspaper of general circulation, and there is no newspaper of general circulation adjudicated as such within the county, circulated within the city, then the notice, title, and summary shall be posted in the manner described in subdivision (b). This section does not require the publication or posting of the text of the proposed measure. (Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 248, Sec. 1. (SB 327) Effective January 1, 2012.)

Key Takeaways

•If you want to start a new law or change one, you have to tell people about it first.
•You do this by putting a short notice in a newspaper that lots of people read, or by putting up posters in public places.
•If there's no newspaper in your city, you can use a newspaper from the county or just put up posters in three public spots.
•You don't have to share the whole law, just a short summary and the title.

Example

You want to start a petition to build a new park in your town.

You need to tell everyone about it. You can do this by putting a short notice in the local newspaper or by putting up posters in three public places, like the library or city hall.

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§ 9205 Publication Of Ballot Measure Notice

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