CHAPTER 5. County Charters

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1969, Ch. 1264.

§§ 23700–23732 · 22 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter §§ 23700–23714 · 13 sections

   • § 23700 Counties may enact charters or revise existing charters according to the provisions of this chapter.
   • § 23701 Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may be initiated by ordinance, adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body of each county. The…
   • § 23702 Petitions to propose or revise a charter shall be subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code.
   • § 23705 Upon the adoption of such ordinance, or the presentation of such petition, the governing body shall order the holding of a special election for the purpose of…
   • § 23706 Candidates for election as members of the charter commission shall be nominated substantially in the same manner provided by general law for the nomination of…
   • § 23707 At such election the electors shall vote first on the question “Shall a charter commission be elected to propose or revise a charter?” and secondly, for the…
   • § 23708 It shall be the duty of the charter commission to prepare and propose a charter or revised charter for the county, which shall be signed in duplicate by the…
   • § 23709 The county elections official shall cause the complete text of the proposed charter or revised charter to be printed. A copy of the proposed charter shall be…
   • § 23710 The proposed charter or revised charter shall be submitted by the governing body to the eligible registered voters of the county at a special election held on…
   • § 23711 As an alternative to the procedure provided for in Sections 23700 through 23710 of this article, the governing body of any county, on its own motion may…
   • § 23712 If the electors, voting at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the charter proposed or revised by a charter commission or the governing body…
   • § 23713 Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county shall be certified…
   • § 23714 A charter proposal or revision ratified by the voters of a county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with the provisions of this chapter…
2. ARTICLE 2. Charter Amendment and Repeal §§ 23720–23725 · 6 sections

   • § 23720 (a) A county charter may be amended by proposals submitted by the governing body or by a petition signed by 10 percent of the qualified electors of the county,…
   • § 23721 The petition shall forthwith be examined and certified by the county elections official as provided in Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of…
   • § 23722 Upon the presentation of a petition, or upon its own submission of a proposal to amend or repeal the charter, the governing body shall submit the amendment or…
   • § 23723 If the majority of electors voting, at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the proposed amendment or amendments or in favor of charter…
   • § 23724 Two copies of the amendment or amendments shall be authenticated, certified, recorded, submitted, filed and published in the same manner as provided in…
   • § 23725 (a) (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the charter of the County of San Diego may be amended as provided in Section 23720 to require that…
3. ARTICLE 3. Elections §§ 23730–23732 · 3 sections

   • § 23730 Every special election held under the provisions of this chapter, for the election of a charter commission or for the submission of a proposed or revised…
   • § 23731 The county elections official shall prepare and mail to each eligible registered voter in the county a sample ballot. In all other respects, the election shall…
   • § 23732 Whenever a charter commission shall be elected, or any such proposed charter or revised charter, or amendment or amendments thereto, or repeal thereof, shall…