{"data":{"id":"us-ca/gov-56766","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"GOV § 56766","heading":"","body":"A petition for the consolidation of two or more cities shall be signed by not less than 5 percent of the registered voters of each affected city as shown on the county register of voters.","path":["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.]"],"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":"8c01d00b3acf191224c036b8ece6ec756856a6df0d22a4d3f377212359eb7fa4","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/gov-56765","next":"us-ca/gov-56767"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}