Elec. Code, § 21603 · Article 1. General Law Cities
Elec. Code, § 21603
Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
(a) If the boundaries of a city expand by the addition of new territory, including through annexation of unincorporated territory or consolidation with another city, the council shall add that new territory to the nearest existing council district without changing the boundaries of other council district boundaries.
(b) Notwithstanding subdivision (a), the council may adopt new boundaries for each council district pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 21100) if the boundaries of the city expand by the addition of new territory and if both of the following conditions are met:
(1) There are more than four years until the council is next required to redistrict pursuant to Section 21601.
(2) The population of the new territory being annexed or consolidated is greater than 25 percent of the city’s population, as determined by the most recent federal decennial census.
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History
Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 343, Sec. 32. (AB 764) Effective January 1, 2024.
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