California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 12165

Amended by Stats. 2021, Ch. 50, Sec. 41. (AB 378) Effective January 1, 2022.

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.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 12165 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-2-government-of-the-state-of-california/division-3-executive-department/part-2-constitutional-officers/chapter-3-secretary-of-state/article-2-duties/section-12165

Other sections in Article 2 - Duties

§ 12159§ 12160§ 12161§ 12162§ 12163§ 12164§ 12165§ 12166§ 12167§ 12168…§ 12172.8§ 12173§ 12174§ 12175§ 12176§ 12177§ 12178§ 12178.1§ 12179§ 12179.1

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