{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-34872","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 34872","heading":"","body":"An ordinance shall state the number of legislative districts and whether members of the legislative body shall be elected by districts, from districts, by districts with an elective mayor, or from districts with an elective mayor.","path":["Government Code - GOV","TITLE 4. GOVERNMENT OF CITIES [34000. - 45345.]","DIVISION 2. ORGANIZATION AND BOUNDARIES [34400. - 34906.]","PART 1. ORGANIZATION [34400. - 34906.]","CHAPTER 4. Alternative Forms of Government [34851. - 34906.]","ARTICLE 2. Election of Legislative Body By or From Districts in Cities [34870. - 34886.]"],"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":"1ad16e25aa84234cc57d82fa9a5051538c77ae9b5bd3db9134e91f9ee94a493a","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-34871","next":"us-ca/gov-34873"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}