{"data":{"id":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-xi-3","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"Cal. Const. art. XI, § 3","heading":"","body":"(a) For its own government, a county or city may adopt a charter by majority vote of its electors voting on the question. The charter is effective when filed with the Secretary of State. A charter may be amended, revised, or repealed in the same manner. A charter, amendment, revision, or repeal thereof shall be published in the official state statutes. County charters adopted pursuant to this section shall supersede any existing charter and all laws inconsistent therewith. The provisions of a charter are the law of the State and have the force and effect of legislative enactments.\n(b) The governing body or charter commission of a county or city may propose a charter or revision. Amendment or repeal may be proposed by initiative or by the governing body.\n(c) An election to determine whether to draft or revise a charter and elect a charter commission may be required by initiative or by the governing body.\n(d) If provisions of 2 or more measures approved at the same election conflict, those of the measure receiving the highest affirmative vote shall prevail.","path":["* California Constitution - CONS","ARTICLE XI LOCAL GOVERNMENT [SEC. 1. - SEC. 15.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"97a5d39c2cce962b125500b27aa7af95f6696457d5fabb15c86d0f363cfa43d1","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-xi-2","next":"us-ca/cal.-const.-art.-xi-4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}