Verification of Referendary Petition Signatures; Time; Random Sampling
San Diego Municipal Code § 27.1120
in effect§27.1120 Verification of Referendary Petition Signatures; Time; Random Sampling
(a) The Clerk shall be allowed 30 business days after a referendary petition has been accepted as filed to examine and verify signatures.
(b) Signatures may be verified by use of the random sampling method set forth in section 27.1022, which applies to the verification of initiative petitions.
(c) To determine the sufficiency or insufficiency of a referendary petition, the Clerk shall only count valid signatures.
(d) If the circulator’s affidavit of authenticity for any given referendary petition section has not been signed by the circulator, the signatures on that petition section shall be invalid.
(Renumbered from Sec. 27.2614, retitled to “Verification of Referendary Petition Signatures; Time; Random Sampling” and amended 7-26-1999 by O-18664 N.S.)
(Amended 1-28-2016 by O-20591 N.S.; effective 2-27-2016.)
(Amended 4-15-2019 by O-21063 N.S.; effective 5-15-2019.)
Source: City of San Diego Office of the City Clerk, San Diego Municipal Code and City Charter (docs.sandiego.gov PDFs)URL: https://docs.sandiego.gov/municode/MuniCodeChapter02/Ch02Art07Division11.pdf#page=7Fetched: 10/28/2026