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HomeGovernment CodeDiv. 2Pt. 1Ch. 2§ 34461 Charter Proposal Filing Rules

§ 34461 Charter Proposal Filing Rules

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§ 34461 Charter Proposal Filing Rules

Key Takeaways

  • •If people in a city vote to create, change, or cancel their city rules (called a 'charter'), the state must accept and save those rules.
  • •The state will write down these new or changed rules in a special book and note when the vote happened and when the state got the rules.
  • •After the state saves these rules, judges must know about them and use them when making decisions.

Example

The people of a city vote to change how their local government works, like how often they have meetings.

The state must accept this change, write it down in their records, and judges must follow these new rules when making decisions about that city.

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§ 34461 Charter Proposal Filing Rules

A charter proposal, amendment, or repeal by the voters of a city or city and county and submitted to the Secretary of State in compliance with this chapter shall be accepted and filed by the Secretary of State. The charter proposal, amendment, or repeal shall be published in the statutes in a charter chapter series under the designation “Statutes of ____ (year), Charter Chapter ____. ” Under the chapter number, the date of the ratification election and the date of filing with the Secretary of State shall be indicated. After a charter proposal, amendment, or repeal is accepted and filed by the Secretary of State, the courts shall take judicial notice thereof. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 357, Sec. 10.)

Last verified: January 22, 2026

Key Terms

compliancesecretaryamendmentitselfelectioncharter chapterdocumentdesignation

Related Statutes

  • § 23714 County Charter Ratification Process
  • § 34458 City Charter Amendment Process
  • § 23274 Boundary Change Ballot Pamphlet
  • § 34459 Charter Ratification And Filing
  • § 23723 Charter Amendment Ratification

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Government Code. Section 34461.
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