Public Utilities Code § 27464

Except as otherwise provided herein, Article 3 (commencing at Section 27421) shall govern the procedure for the submitting of the annexation proposition to the voters of any public agency or portion thereof involved; provided, that no election shall be held if the board, pursuant to Section 27468, excludes from the territory to be annexed the whole or any portion of a public agency in accordance with its petition or resolution.