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Cal. Gov. Code § 56864

Initiation by Petition

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

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

Amended by Stats. 2011, Ch. 300, Sec. 72

Petitions for the annexation of territory to, or detachment of territory from, a district shall be signed as follows:

(a) For a registered voter district, by any of the following:

(1) Not less than 25 percent of the registered voters within the affected territory.

(2) Not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.

(b) For a landowner-voter district, by not less than 25 percent of the number of landowners owning land within the affected territory who also own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory.

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