§ 19406 District Formation Protest Termination

Education Code·California

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•If half the voters in a new area don't want it to become a district, they can stop it.
•They have to write down their protest to make it count.
•The protest only works if at least 50% of the voters who voted in the last big election sign it.

Example

A neighborhood is trying to become its own school district, but many people don’t want that.

If half the voters who voted in the last big election write a protest, the plan to make the new school district stops.

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§ 19406 District Formation Protest Termination

On the filing of written protests by registered voters residing in the proposed district equal in number to at least 50 percent of the number of votes cast in the territory comprising the proposed district at the last preceding general state election at which a Governor was elected, the proceeding for the formation of the district shall be terminated as provided in Sections 58103 and 58104 of the Government Code. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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written protests registered voters proposed district 50 percent general state election Governor Sections 58103 and 58104 of the Government Code

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California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19406.

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