{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-12165","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 12165","heading":"","body":"The Secretary of State shall certify and declare the result of all elections upon a question submitted to the electors of the state by either initiative or referendum petition filed in the Secretary’s office and make official declaration of the vote upon each question.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 2. GOVERNMENT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA [8000. - 22980.]","DIVISION 3. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT [11000. - 15990.3.]","PART 2. CONSTITUTIONAL OFFICERS [12001. - 12790.]","CHAPTER 3. Secretary of State [12152. - 12279.]","ARTICLE 2. Duties [12159. - 12179.1.]"],"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":"d40223e2ab652df3f98bc54e9bffe964d9d7ff3e5a3a498cd22f60dba5a874eb","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-12164","next":"us-ca/gov-12166"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}