{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-23701","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 23701","heading":"","body":"Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may be initiated by ordinance, adopted by a majority vote of the members of the governing body of each county. The ordinance shall declare that the public interest requires the election of a charter commission composed of 15 qualified electors of the county, to be elected by the qualified electors of the county, at a general or special election. Proceedings to enact or revise a charter may also be initiated by a petition of qualified electors of the county as provided in this chapter.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 3. GOVERNMENT OF COUNTIES [23000. - 33205.]","DIVISION 1. COUNTIES GENERALLY [23000. - 23732.]","CHAPTER 5. County Charters [23700. - 23732.]","ARTICLE 1. Enacting a Charter [23700. - 23714.]"],"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":"91a7dcf5dbdaf6c1d427b95271d033a44555dc47e6c7fed0aa0179fd6d291ed8","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-23700","next":"us-ca/gov-23702"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}