(a) If the local agency formation commission orders the formation of a county service area subject to the approval by the voters pursuant to Section 25211.4 and if the proposed county service area contains no voters, the vote shall be by the owners of land within the proposed county service area.

(b) Each landowner shall have one vote for each acre or portion of an acre of land that the landowner owns within the proposed county service area. The number of votes to be voted by a particular landowner shall be specified on the ballot provided to that landowner.

Terms Used In California Government Code 25211.5

  • County: includes city and county. See California Government Code 19
  • County service area: means a county service area formed pursuant to this chapter or any of its statutory predecessors. See California Government Code 25210.2
  • local agency formation commission: means a local agency formation commission that operates in the county pursuant to the Cortese-Knox-Hertzberg Local Government Reorganization Act of 2000, Division 3 (commencing with Section 56000) of Title 5. See California Government Code 25210.2

(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 158, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 2009.)