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California Code, Government Code - GOV § 34460

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

Three copies of the complete text of a charter proposal or of any amended or repealed section ratified by the voters of a city or city and county shall be certified and authenticated by the chairperson and the clerk of the governing body and attested by the city clerk, setting forth the submission of the charter to the voters of the city, and its ratification by them.  One copy shall be recorded with the recorder of the county in which the city is located, and one filed in the archives of the city.  In the case of a city and county, one copy shall be recorded with the recorder thereof, and one filed in the archives of the city and county.  The third copy shall be filed with the Secretary of State.  Each copy recorded with the recorder of the county or city and county and filed in the archives of the city or city and county shall be filed with the following:

(a) Certified copies of all publications and notices required of the city by this chapter or by the laws of this state in connection with the calling of an election to propose, amend, or repeal a city charter.

(b) Certified copies of any arguments for or against the charter proposal, amendment, or repeal that were mailed to voters pursuant to Sections 9281 and 13303 of the Elections Code.

(c) A certified abstract of the vote at the election at which the charter proposal, amendment, or repeal was approved by the voters.

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