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Cal. Gov. Code § 53720

Voter Approval of Taxes

Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case 3 Cal. 5th 248 - Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara (2017)

Most recently applied in 3 Cal. 5th 248 - Jacks v. City of Santa Barbara (June 2017)

Added November 4, 1986, by initiative Proposition 62.

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DEFINITIONS.

As used in this Article:

(a) “local government” means any county, city, city and county, including a chartered city or county, or any public or municipal corporation; and,

(b) “district” means an agency of the state, formed pursuant to general law or special act, for the local performance of governmental or proprietary functions within limited boundaries.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.