California Government Code ARTICLE 1 - Enacting a Charter

  • Section 23700.
    Counties may enact charters or revise existing charters according to the provisions of this chapter.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 238.)
  • Section 23701.
    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...
  • Section 23702.
    Petitions to propose or revise a charter shall be subject to Article 1 (commencing with Section 9100) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the...
  • Section 23705.
    Upon the adoption of such ordinance, or the presentation of such petition, the governing body shall order the holding of a special election for the...
  • Section 23706.
    Candidates for election as members of the charter commission shall be nominated substantially in the same manner provided by general law for the nomination of...
  • Section 23707.
    At such election the electors shall vote first on the question “Shall a charter commission be elected to propose or revise a charter?” and secondly,...
  • Section 23708.
    It shall be the duty of the charter commission to prepare and propose a charter or revised charter for the county, which shall be signed...
  • Section 23709.
    The county elections official shall cause the complete text of the proposed charter or revised charter to be printed. A copy of the proposed charter...
  • Section 23710.
    The proposed charter or revised charter shall be submitted by the governing body to the eligible registered voters of the county at a special election...
  • Section 23711.
    As an alternative to the procedure provided for in Sections 23700 through 23710 of this article, the governing body of any county, on its own...
  • Section 23712.
    If the electors, voting at a general or special election, shall vote in favor of the charter proposed or revised by a charter commission or...
  • Section 23713.
    Two copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any revised, amended, or repealed section ratified by the electors of a county...
  • Section 23714.
    A charter proposal or revision ratified by the voters of a county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with the provisions of...

Last modified: October 22, 2018