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Home » US Law » 2022 California Code » Government Code - GOV » TITLE 3 - GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES » DIVISION 1 - COUNTIES GENERALLY » CHAPTER 3 - Creation of New Counties » ARTICLE 4.5 - Election to Select County Officers and Location of County Seat in the Approved County

Section 23374.1.

23374.1. If the election for the purpose of determining whether the proposed county shall be created results in the county’s creation being approved, an election for purposes of determining the location of the county seat and the selection of county officers shall be held in the approved county at the next statewide primary or general […]

Section 23374.10.

23374.10. The law relating to the preparation, printing, and distribution of sample ballots and general elections does not apply to any election held pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.11.

23374.11. Except as otherwise provided by this article, the election shall be conducted as other elections in the principal county. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.12.

23374.12. The election officers appointed pursuant to Section 23363 for purposes of the election held to determine whether the proposed county shall be created shall also act in such capacity for purposes of the election held to select county officers for the approved county and the location of the county seat in the approved county. […]

Section 23374.13.

23374.13. The elections official of the principal county shall furnish to the officers of each precinct in the approved county the supplies and equipment as provided for in Sections 14105 and 14110 of the Elections Code. The elections official of each other affected county shall provide to the officers of each precinct the indexes of […]

Section 23374.14.

23374.14. Immediately on the closing of the polls, the election officers shall, in connection with the affected county they represent: (a) Canvass the ballots. (b) Make up and certify the tally sheets of the ballots cast. (c) Seal up the ballots. (d) Attach a statement, signed by each election officer, to the tally sheets showing the number of votes […]

Section 23374.15.

23374.15. The clerk of the principal county shall, upon the completion of a canvass of the vote, forward to the board of the principal county a certified copy of the results of the canvass, giving the number of votes cast for each candidate and the number of votes cast for and against the proposed location […]

Section 23374.16.

23374.16. Upon receiving a certified copy of the results of the canvass, the board of supervisors of the principal county, by resolution, shall: (a) Declare the results of the election on the county seat. If more than 50 percent of the total number of all votes cast within the approved new county are in favor of […]

Section 23374.17.

23374.17. The clerk of the principal county shall immediately make out and deliver to each person elected a certificate of election, authenticated by his signature and the seal of the board of the principal county. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.18.

23374.18. All the officers elected at the election shall hold their offices until the times provided by general law for the election and qualification of such officers, and until their successors are elected and qualified. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.19.

23374.19. All costs of an election shall first be paid by the principal county. The new county shall then reimburse the principal county for all costs of the election held pursuant to this article. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.2.

23374.2. The proclamation and notice of election provided for pursuant to this article shall be published at least once a week for three weeks commencing not less than 70 days prior to the date of the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the approved county. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.3.

23374.3. The content of the notice of election for the election to select the county officers for the approved county and the location of the county seat in the approved county shall be determined by the board of supervisors of the principal county. The notice of election shall include a statement that any city council […]

Section 23374.4.

23374.4. All registered voters residing in the boundaries of the approved county, who have been registered voters of the approved county 29 days prior to the election provided for in this article are entitled to vote in such election. Registration and transfers of registration shall be made and shall close in the manner and at […]

Section 23374.5.

23374.5. Ballots at the election provided for in this article shall contain the statement: “For (name of county seat as determined by commission)” as county seat Opposite the statement, and to its right, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting squares. If a voter stamps a cross (+) in the voting […]

Section 23374.6.

23374.6. Candidates for elective offices of the approved county shall file nomination papers at the same time and in the same manner as candidates for the governing body of general law counties. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.7.

23374.7. The election shall be governed and controlled by the general election laws of the state so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this article. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)

Section 23374.8.

23374.8. The clerk of the principal county shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the election of county officers for the approved county and the location of the county seat in the approved county to be printed and mailed to each registered voter of the approved county. The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following: (a) The names […]

Section 23374.9.

23374.9. The clerk shall also prepare and mail to the registered voters of the approved county a sample ballot. The sample ballot shall be mailed with and at the same time as the ballot pamphlet. (Added by Stats. 1979, Ch. 370.)