Section 57000 Of Chapter 1. General From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 5. >> Part 4. >> Chapter 1.
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. (a) After adoption of a resolution making determinations by
the commission pursuant to Part 3 (commencing with Section 56650),
protest proceedings for a change of organization or reorganization
not described in Section 57077 shall be taken pursuant to this part.
(b) If a proposal is approved by the commission, with or without
amendment, wholly, partially, or conditionally, the commission shall
conduct proceedings in accordance with this part. The proceedings
shall be conducted and completed pursuant to those provisions that
are applicable to the proposal and the territory contained in the
proposal as it is approved by the commission. If the commission
approves the proposal with modifications or conditions, proceedings
shall be conducted and completed in compliance with those
modifications or conditions.
(c) Any reference in this part to the commission also means the
executive officer for any function that the executive officer will
perform pursuant to a delegation of authority from the commission.
(d) When the commission makes a determination pursuant to this
division that will require an election to be conducted, it shall
inform the board of supervisors and the elections official of the
affected county, or the city council and the elections official of
the affected city of that determination and request the board or the
city council to direct the elections official to conduct the
necessary election.
(e) (1) When a board of supervisors or a city council is informed
by the commission that a determination has been made that requires an
election, it shall, within 45 days of receipt of the notification,
direct the elections official to conduct the necessary election. The
board or council shall do all of the following:
(A) Call, provide for, and give notice of a special election or
elections upon that question.
(B) Fix a date of election.
(C) Direct the elections official to designate precincts and
polling places and to take any other action necessary to call,
provide for, and give notice of the special election or elections and
to provide for the conduct and the canvass of returns of the
election, as determined by the commission.
(2) If, within 45 days of receipt of the notification, the board
of supervisors or the city council fails to direct the elections
official to conduct the election pursuant to paragraph (1), the
elections official shall place the item on the ballot at the next
established election date occurring at least 88 days after the date
of the notification to the elections official.
(3) The 45-day requirement established by this subdivision shall
not apply to any application filed with a commission prior to January
1, 2011.
(f) Any provision in this part that requires that an election be
called, held, provided for, or conducted shall mean that the
procedures specified in subdivisions (d) and (e) shall be followed.