California Law (Last Updated: March 4, 2014) |
Government Code - GOV |
Title 5. LOCAL AGENCIES |
Division 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 |
Part 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION |
Chapter 5. Proceedings for Special Districts |
ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition |
Section 56865.
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Petitions for the consolidation of two or more districts shall be signed as follows:
(a) For registered voter districts, by not less than 5 percent of the registered voters within each of the several districts.
(b) For landowner-voter districts, by landowner-voters within each of the several districts constituting not less than 5 percent of the number of landowner-voters owning land within each of the several districts and who also own not less than 5 percent of the assessed value of land within each of the several districts.
(Added by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 209. Effective January 1, 2001.)