SEC. 1.106. ADOPTION OF GENERAL LAW - EXCEPTIONS.
§ 1.106
San Francisco adopts California's state election laws (Government Code sections 81000 onward) as part of its own Municipal Code, unless local law says otherwise or conflicts with them.
San Francisco uses the state of California's rules for local elections unless the city has its own different rules that override them. This means we follow state election law unless San Francisco's local laws say to do something different.
- Complex:The section relies on understanding the relationship between state and local law, incorporation by reference, and what 'inconsistent with' means in legal hierarchy—concepts that may confuse non-lawyers about which rules actually apply.
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SEC. 1.106. ADOPTION OF GENERAL LAW – EXCEPTIONS.
Except as otherwise provided in, or inconsistent with, this Chapter or other provisions of local law, the provisions of the Government Code of the State of California (commencing at Section 81000), relating to local elections including any subsequent amendments, are hereby incorporated as part of this Chapter.
(Added by Ord. 71-00, File No. 000358, App. 4/28/2000; amended by Ord. 141-03, File No. 030034, App. 6/27/2003)