{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"23519","citation":"Gov. Code, § 23519","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3"},{"name":"DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1"},{"name":"CHAPTER 3.5. Consolidation of Counties [23500. - 23580.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-3.5"},{"name":"ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings [23510. - 23520.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-3/division-1/chapter-3.5/article-2"}],"history":"Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1391.","effective":null,"html":"<p>In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides.</p>","text":"In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/initiation-of-proceedings-23519","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}