Government Code section 70201

(a)

The Judicial Council or registrar of voters shall certify the results of a vote to unify the municipal courts and the superior courts in a county.

(b)

Unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county requires an affirmative vote of a majority of all superior court judges in the county eligible to vote and a majority of all municipal court judges in the county eligible to vote.

(c)

On certification, a vote in favor of unification of the municipal and superior courts in a county is final and may not be rescinded or revoked by a subsequent vote.

Source: Section 70201, https://leginfo.­legislature.­ca.­gov/faces/codes_displaySection.­xhtml?lawCode=GOV§ionNum=70201.­ (updated Sep. 28, 1998; accessed Oct. 20, 2025).

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