Government Code section 51953

The charter may provide for the manner in which any of the other cities which has elected to retain its local governmental structure pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51920) or its governmental independence pursuant to Article 3.5 (commencing with Section 51939.50), whichever is applicable, may at any time become consolidated and merged into the city-county government following a majority vote of its voters voting thereon.

Source: Section 51953, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=51953.­ (updated Jan. 1, 1983; accessed Jun. 25, 2025).

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