Section 34886 Of Article 2. Election Of Legislative Body By Or From Districts In Cities From California Government Code >> Division 2. >> Title 4. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 4. >> Article 2.
34886
. (a) Notwithstanding Section 34871 or any other law, the
legislative body of a city with a population of fewer than 100,000
people may adopt an ordinance that requires the members of the
legislative body to be elected by district or by district with an
elective mayor, as described in subdivisions (a) and (c) of Section
34871, without being required to submit the ordinance to the voters
for approval. An ordinance adopted pursuant to this subdivision shall
include a declaration that the change in the method of electing
members of the legislative body is being made in furtherance of the
purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5
(commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections
Code).
(b) For purposes of this section, the population of a city shall
be determined by the most recent federal decennial census.