Article 1. Resignations of California Government Code >> Division 4. >> Title 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 1.

Resignations shall be in writing, and made as follows:
  (a) By the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to the Legislature, if it is in session; and if not, then to the Secretary of State.
  (b) By all officers commissioned by the Governor, to the Governor.
  (c) By Senators and Members of the Assembly, to the presiding officers of their respective houses, who shall immediately transmit the resignation to the Governor.
  (d) By all officers of a county or special district other than an air pollution control district which includes territory in more than one county or a school district, not commissioned by the Governor, to the clerk of the board of supervisors of their respective counties, unless by the terms of the act under which a district is formed appointment to vacancies is made by other than the board of supervisors, in which case the resignation shall be submitted to the appointing body.
  (e) By officers of a superior court, to the presiding judge.
  (f) By officers of a municipal corporation, to the clerk of the legislative body of their corporation.
  (g) By all other appointed officers, to the body or officer that appointed them.

The Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate Rules Committee shall immediately inform the Governor in writing whenever a resignation has been made to them, pursuant to subparagraph (f) of Section 1750 of this chapter, from any board or commission having members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Senate Rules Committee and whenever an appointment has been made by them to any board or commission having members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Senate Rules Committee.

In all cases not otherwise provided for in this article or elsewhere, a resignation is made by filing the resignation in the office of the Secretary of State.

(a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person elected or appointed to the governing body of any city, county, or district having an elected governing body, shall be appointed to fill any vacancy on that governing body during the term for which he or she was elected or appointed.
  (b) With respect to a general law city, if a vacancy in the elected office of mayor occurs, the council may fill that vacancy by appointing a member of the council to the office of mayor. Any person appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold the office of mayor for the unexpired term of the former mayor. Any vacancy created in the membership of a city council as the result of an appointment of a member to the office of mayor shall be filled in accordance with Section 36512.