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Cal. Gov. Code § 56767

Initiation by Petition

Known as the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act

The act spans §§ 56000–57550 (507 sections).

Amended by Stats. 2001, Ch. 388, Sec. 19

A petition for annexation of territory to a city shall be signed by either of the following:

(a) Not less than 5 percent of the number of registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be annexed as shown on the county register of voters.

(b) Not less than 5 percent of the number of owners of land within the territory proposed to be annexed who also own 5 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.

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