Government Code section 23690

When the county seat has been once removed by a popular vote of the county, it may be again removed from time to time, in the manner provided by this article. An election shall not be ordered to effect any subsequent removal, unless a petition praying for an election is signed by at least three-fourths of the qualified electors of the county, as determined by the votes cast at the next preceding general election.

Source: Section 23690, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=23690. (updated Jan. 1, 1947; accessed Jul. 14, 2025).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/government_code_section_23690

Original Source: Section 23690, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=23690. (last accessed May 12, 2025).