Section 23205 Of Article 4. Minor Boundary Changes From California Government Code >> Division 1. >> Title 3. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.
23205
. (a) A proposal to change the boundary line of two counties
may be initiated by petition which shall contain all the matters
required to be contained in a resolution adopted pursuant to Section
23203. The petition shall also designate a chief petitioner.
(b) A petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the
resident-voters within the affected territory or by not less than 25
percent of the property owners within the affected territory who also
own not less than 25 percent of the assessed value of land and
improvements within the affected territory.
(c) A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate
counterparts. Each signer of a petition shall add the date of signing
to his or her signature. A signature by a resident-voter shall be
accompanied by the address of the voter. A signature by a property
owner shall be accompanied by a description sufficient to identify
the property owned.
(d) A petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors of any
affected county. No petition shall be accepted for filing unless the
signatures have been secured within 90 days of the date on which the
first signature was affixed.
(e) Within 30 days of the receipt of a petition, the clerk of the
board of supervisors shall determine whether the petition is signed
by the required number of signatures. If the petition does not
contain the required number of signatures, the clerk of the board of
supervisors shall return the petition to the chief petitioner. If the
petition contains the required number of signatures, the board of
supervisors shall conduct proceedings pursuant to this article.