ARTICLE 2. Initiation of Proceedings [23510. - 23520.]

Article 2 added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1391.

§§ 23510–23520 · 11 sections

• § 23510 Proceedings for the consolidation of two or more contiguous counties may be initiated by petition, or by resolution of the board of supervisors of each…
• § 23511 A petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors of each affected county equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number of…
• § 23512 A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts.
• § 23513 A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses.
• § 23514 No petition shall be accepted for filing pursuant to this article unless the signatures therein shall have been secured within six months of the date on which…
• § 23515 All petitions shall be filed with the clerk of the principal county. All counterparts of a petition shall be filed at the same time.
• § 23516 Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the…
• § 23517 If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient the clerk shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition…
• § 23518 If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, the clerk shall immediately transmit a copy of the certification to the board of supervisors of each county…
• § 23519 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…
• § 23520 Upon receipt of the certification of a petition for county consolidation or the adoption of resolutions pursuant to Section 23510, the board of the principal…