California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 51953

Amended by Stats. 1983, Ch. 101, Sec. 73.

The charter may provide for the manner in which any of the other cities which has elected to retain its local governmental structure pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51920) or its governmental independence pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 51939.50), whichever is applicable, may at any time become consolidated and merged into the city-county government following a majority vote of its voters voting thereon.

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Cal. Gov. Code § 51953 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/gov/title-5-local-agencies/division-1-cities-and-counties/part-2-powers-and-duties-exercised-jointly-by-cities-and-counties/chapter-5-local-government-reorganization/article-4-effects-of-reorganization/section-51953

Other sections in Article 4 - Effects of Reorganization

§ 51940§ 51941§ 51942§ 51943§ 51944§ 51945§ 51946§ 51947§ 51948§ 51949§ 51950§ 51951§ 51952§ 51953

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