Gov. Code, § 57138 · Chapter 6. Elections
Gov. Code, § 57138
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Text — As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
If the commission orders both a merger and the establishment of a subsidiary district, questions on each matter shall be printed on the ballot, one above the other. Immediately preceding the first question, there shall be printed in the words “Vote on both questions.”
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Amended by Stats. 2000, Ch. 761, Sec. 262. Effective January 1, 2001.
Source of truth
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- As published in the Legislative Counsel's database, tables dated October 18, 2026 (pubinfo_2025.zip)
- Official file
- https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=57138.
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