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California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
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Government Code - GOV |
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Title 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES |
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Division 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY |
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Chapter 5. County Charters |
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ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter |
Section 23714.
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A charter proposal or revision ratified by the voters of a county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with the provisions of this chapter shall be accepted and filed by the Secretary of State. The charter shall be published in the statutes in a charter chapter series under the designation "Statutes of ____ (year), Charter Chapter ____." Under the chapter number, the date of the ratification election and the date of filing with the Secretary of State shall be indicated.
A charter accepted and filed by the Secretary of State shall be the charter of such county and shall become the organic law thereof relative to the matters provided therein, and supersede any existing charter, and shall supersede all laws inconsistent with such charter relative to the matters provided in such charter.