California Government Code

§ 67740

GOV § 67740 Effective Jan 1, 2026Title 7.85 · Part 2 · Ch. 2

Statute text

(a)If the board of the district or a qualified voter initiative proposes a measure for the approval of a tax ordinance adopted pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 67730), the board of supervisors for each of the counties that comprise the district shall call a special election on the tax ordinance. The special election shall be consolidated with the November 3, 2026, statewide general election and the tax ordinance shall be submitted to the voters of each county comprising the district.

(b)For the purpose of the placement of a tax ordinance on the ballot, the Public Transit Revenue Measure District is a “district,” as defined in Section 317 of the Elections Code. A measure proposed by the board that requires voter approval or a qualified initiative measure proposed for the district by the voters of the counties comprising the district shall be submitted to the voters of the counties that are contained in the district, in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code applicable to districts, including Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 9300) of Division 9 of the Elections Code.

(c)If the measure is proposed by a qualified voter initiative, after the petition has been filed, the county elections officials shall examine the petition in accordance with subdivisions (a) and (b) of Section 9308, or subdivisions (a), (b), and (c) of Section 9309, of the Elections Code. It is the intent of the Legislature that the county elections officials shall cooperate with the district elections official to resolve any issues arising from the counting or verification of signatures.

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Legislative history

Added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 740, Sec. 4. (SB 63) Effective January 1, 2026.