{"data":{"id":"us-ca/elec-9235","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"ELEC § 9235","heading":"","body":"No ordinance shall become effective until 30 days from and after the date of its final passage, except:\n(a) An ordinance calling or otherwise relating to an election.\n(b) An ordinance for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, or safety that contains a declaration of, and the facts constituting, its urgency and is passed by a four-fifths vote of the city council.\n(c) Ordinances relating to street improvement proceedings.\n(d) Other ordinances governed by particular provisions of state law prescribing the manner of their passage and adoption.","path":["Elections Code - ELEC","DIVISION 9. MEASURES SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS [9000. - 9611.]","CHAPTER 3. Municipal Elections [9200. - 9295.]","ARTICLE 2. Referendum [9235. - 9247.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"9f896625a111ae44b82cb43055443eb856e8d33c843140afd9fd7088133a603a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/elec-9226","next":"us-ca/elec-9236"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}