Government Code section 23209

At the conclusion of the hearing, the board of supervisors of the conducting county shall adopt a resolution abandoning the proposed boundary change if:

(a)

In the case of inhabited territory, more than 50 percent of the resident-voters in the affected territory have filed and not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing.

(b)

In the case of uninhabited territory, more than 50 percent of the property owners who own more than 50 percent of the value of the land and improvements in the affected territory have filed and not withdrawn written protests before the conclusion of the hearing.

(c)

In the case of either inhabited or uninhabited territory, the board of supervisors of either affected county has filed and not withdrawn a written protest before the conclusion of the hearing.

Source: Section 23209, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=23209.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1985; accessed Dec. 15, 2025).

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