California Government Code 56866 – Petitions for a merger of a district which overlaps a city, or for …
Petitions for a merger of a district which overlaps a city, or for the establishment of the district as a subsidiary district of the city, shall be signed as follows:
(a) For a registered voter district, by either of the following:
Terms Used In California Government Code 56866
- assessed value: means 25 percent of full value to, and including, the 1980-81 fiscal year, and 100 percent of full value for the 1981-82 fiscal year and fiscal years thereafter. See California Government Code 25
- City: includes "city and county" and "incorporated town" but does not include "unincorporated town" or "village. See California Government Code 20
(1) Five percent of the registered voters of the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
(b) For a landowner-voter district, by either of the following:
(1) Five percent of the number of landowner-voters within the district who also own not less than 5 percent of assessed value of land within the district.
(2) Five percent of the registered voters residing within the territory of the city outside the boundaries of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2013, Ch. 87, Sec. 5. (AB 1427) Effective January 1, 2014.)