ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter

Heading of Article 1 amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 238.

§§ 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• § 23713 Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county shall be certified…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…