{"code":"GOV","codeName":"Government Code","section":"70201","citation":"Gov. Code, § 70201","status":"in-force","lawOn":"2026-09-28","headings":[{"name":"TITLE 8. THE ORGANIZATION AND GOVERNMENT OF COURTS [68070. - 77655.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8"},{"name":"CHAPTER 5.1. Unification of Municipal and Superior Courts [70200. - 70218.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-5.1"},{"name":"ARTICLE 1. Unification Voting Procedure [70200. - 70202.]","url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/title-8/chapter-5.1/article-1"}],"history":"Repealed and added by Stats. 1998, Ch. 931, Sec. 257.   Effective September 28, 1998.","effective":"1998-09-28","html":"<p>(a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county.</p><p>(b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote.</p><p>(c) On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.</p>","text":"(a) The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county. (b) Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote. (c) On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.","otherVersions":[],"url":"https://blackletter.si/government-code/unification-voting-procedure-70201","source":"California Legislative Information bulk export (pubinfo)"}