Elec. Code, § 13117 · Chapter 2. Forms of Ballots: Ballot Order
Elec. Code, § 13117
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) Commencing with the November 3, 1998, general election, all state measures in all elections at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters shall be numbered in a continuous sequence, commencing with the number “1” and continuing in numerical sequence for a period of 10 years from the year of commencement.
(b) At the completion of a 10-year cycle, the numbering sequence shall recommence with the number “1” at the next election at which state measures are submitted to a vote of the voters.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 1996, Ch. 58, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997.
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