This chapter is adopted under the authority of the Charter of the City of Sacramento, particularly Sections 150 through 155 thereof, providing for the adoption of ordinances relating to municipal elections and under the authority of Section 5 of Article XI of the Constitution of the State of California. This chapter shall be known as the Election Code of the City of Sacramento.
Pursuant to Charter Section 155, all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now exists or may be hereafter amended, for the holding of elections in cities, insofar as the same are not in conflict with the charter or ordinances of the City of Sacramento. (Ord. 2002-016; Ord. 2000-0l7 § 4(a)(l); prior code § 62.01.001)