Each member of the board of supervisors shall be elected by the district which he represents, and not at large, except in any county in which supervisorial districts have not been established by law or ordinance, and in which supervisors were on May 17, 1907, required to be elected at large, but from particular wards, the members shall be elected at large and without regard to residence.
Cal. Gov. Code § 25040
Members
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 6 Cal. 3d 746 - Wenke v. Hitchcock (1972)
Most recently applied in York v. Board of Supervisors (June 1981)
Added by Stats. 1947, Ch. 424.
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