§ 27463 Voter Approval For Annexation

Public Utilities Code·California

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•If a city or area is going to join a special transit district, the local government or voters can ask for a vote on it.
•The request for a vote must be made before the hearing about joining the district.
•The local government can make this request by passing a resolution, or voters can ask by signing a petition.

Example

A small town is going to join a bigger transit system that will add new bus routes.

The town's leaders or the people living there can ask for a vote to decide if they really want to join. They have to do this before the official meeting about joining happens.

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§ 27463 Voter Approval For Annexation

Any public agency or portion thereof included as part of the territory to be annexed to a special transit service district pursuant to this article may, by resolution of its legislative body, or a petition of its voters filed prior to the hearing on annexation, require the submission of an annexation proposition to the voters of the public agency, or portion thereof. (Added by Stats. 1959, Ch. 116.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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public agency special transit service district annexation proposition legislative body petition of its voters

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 27463.

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