GroundRules
GOV § 56768
Where this section sits in the code
- Government Code - GOV
- TITLE 5. LOCAL AGENCIES [50001. - 57607.]
- DIVISION 3. CORTESE-KNOX-HERTZBERG LOCAL GOVERNMENT REORGANIZATION ACT OF 2000 [56000. - 57550.]
- PART 3. COMMISSION PROCEEDINGS FOR A CHANGE OF ORGANIZATION OR REORGANIZATION [56650. - 56898.]
- CHAPTER 3. Proceedings for Cities [56720. - 56770.]
- ARTICLE 4. Initiation by Petition [56764. - 56770.]
A petition for detachment of territory from a city shall be signed by either of the following:
(a) Not less than 25 percent of the registered voters residing within the territory proposed to be detached, as shown on the county register of voters.
(b) Not less than 25 percent of the number of owners of land within the territory proposed to be detached who also own 25 percent of the assessed value of land within the territory, as shown on the last equalized assessment roll.
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