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ATTY/CHARTER AMENDMENTS/2018/2018 FINAL CHARTER AMENDMENTS REV: 07-18-18 VR Page 3 of 45 Secretary of State June 12, 1978) (As amended April 13, 1982, certified by Secretary of State June 10, 1982) (As amended November 8, 2011, certified by Secretary of State on December 23, 2011) Section 4. NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS: General municipal elections shall be held in said cCity on the second Tuesday in April of each even-numbered year under and pursuant to the provisions of the general laws of the State of California governing nominations and elections in general law cities, so far as the same may be applicable, and except as herein otherwise provided. Notwithstanding the foregoing, the Council may by ordinance require general municipal elections to be held on the same day as the statewide primary election, the day of the statewide general election, or on the day of school district elections in accordance with, and pursuant to the provisions of the general laws of the State of California governing consolidation of municipal elections of general law cities with such statewide or school district elections. All other municipal elections that may be held by authority of this cCharter or of general law shall be known as special municipal elections, and shall be held substantially as in this cCharter provided for general municipal elections; provided however, that special elections to authorize municipal or local public improvements or the levy of assessments therefor, or to create a municipal bonded indebtedness, shall be held in conformity with any general law of the sState relative thereto under which any such proceeding is instituted by the Council, in case such general law provides for the procedure and manner of holding elections thereunder. (As amended April 8, 1958, ratified by Legislature April 18, 1958) (As amended November 4, 1986, filed Secretary of State January 5, 1987) Section 5. CANVASS OF RETURNS: The Council of said cCity shall meet at its usual meeting place on the first Monday after any municipal election, duly canvass the returns and declare the result thereof, and install the newly elected officers, if any; provided, however, that for any such election consolidated with a statewide election or a school district election, the returns shall be canvassed and the results thereof declared in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide or school district election, and newly elected officers, if any, shall be installed at the first regular meeting of the Council following the canvass of returns and declaration of results by the agency or officer so empowered. (As amended November 4, 1986, filed Secretary of State January 5, 1987) LEGISLATION Section 6. INITIATIVE, REFERENDUM AND RECALL: Ordinances may be initiated, or the referendum exercised on ordinances passed by the cCouncil, under and in accordance with the cConstitution and general laws of the sState, and any elective officer may be recalled from office under and in pursuance of the provisions of the cConstitution and general laws; provided, however, that if a minority of the cCouncil are sought to be recalled