{"code":"ELEC","codeName":"Elections Code","section":"21600","citation":"Elec. Code, § 21600","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"DIVISION 21. STATE AND LOCAL REAPPORTIONMENT [21000. - 23004.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-21"},{"name":"CHAPTER 7. City Elections [21600. - 21630.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-21/chapter-7"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. General Law Cities [21600. - 21606.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/division-21/chapter-7/article-1"}],"history":"Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 29.   (AB 764)   Effective January 1, 2024.","effective":"2024-01-01","html":"<p>This article applies to a general law city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by districts or from districts, as those terms are defined in Section <a href=\"/gov/34871\">34871</a> of the Government Code.</p>","text":"This article applies to a general law city that elects members of the city’s legislative body by districts or from districts, as those terms are defined in Section 34871 of the Government Code.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/elections-code/general-law-cities-21600","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}