Section 23707.
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 candidates for the office of charter commissioner. If the first question receives a majority of the votes of the qualified voters voting at such election, the 15 […]
Section 23732.
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 be submitted, at a general election, the general laws applicable to the election of county officers and the submission of propositions to the vote of electors, shall be followed insofar […]
Section 23708.
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 members of the charter commission, or a majority of them, and be filed, one copy in the office of the county clerk and the other […]
Section 23709.
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 made available to any voter upon request. The impartial analysis prepared pursuant to Section 9160 of the Elections Code shall include a statement notifying voters that they […]
Section 23710.
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 the next established election date not less than 88 days after the completion of the publication, or posting provided for in Section 23709. (Amended by Stats. 1985, […]
Section 23711.
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 propose or cause to be proposed or revise or cause to be revised, a proposed charter and submit the proposal for adoption to the voters at either […]
Section 23712.
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 of a county, it shall be deemed to be ratified, but shall not take effect until accepted and filed by the Secretary of State pursuant to […]
Section 23713.
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 Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county shall be certified and authenticated by the chairperson and clerk of the governing body and attested by the county elections official, setting forth the submission of the charter to […]
Section 23714.
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 shall be accepted and filed by the Secretary of State. The charter shall be published in the statutes in a charter chapter series under the designation “Statutes […]
Section 23720.
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, computed upon the total number of votes cast in the county for all candidates for Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was […]