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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 10.5Art. 6§ 29712 Annexation Voter Approval Requirement

§ 29712 Annexation Voter Approval Requirement

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§ 29712 Annexation Voter Approval Requirement

Key Takeaways

  • •If a public agency (like a city or county) is being added to a special service district, the people in that agency can ask for a vote on it.
  • •The agency's leaders can pass a resolution or the voters can sign a petition to demand this vote.
  • •If the special service district's board decides to leave out the agency asking for the vote, then no vote is needed.

Example

A small town is being added to a bigger district that handles trash pickup. The town's leaders don’t like this idea and want the townspeople to vote on it.

The town’s leaders can pass a rule or the townspeople can sign a paper asking for a vote. But if the bigger district says, 'Fine, we won’t include your town,' then no vote happens.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 29712 Annexation Voter Approval Requirement

Any public agency or portion thereof included as part of the territory proposed to be annexed to a special service district pursuant to this article may, by resolution of its legislative body, or a petition of its voters filed with the secretary of the district prior to the hearing on annexation, require the submission of an annexation proposition to the voters of the public agency, or portion thereof. However, no election shall be held if the board, pursuant to Section 29719, excludes from the territory to be annexed the public agency, or portion thereof, proposed to be annexed in accordance with its resolution or petition. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1495.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

public agencyannexation propositionspecial service districtSection 29719

Related Statutes

  • § 27463 Voter Approval For Annexation
  • § 27464 Annexation Voter Approval Process
  • § 29725 Special District Annexation Elections
  • § 27461 District Annexation Process
  • § 29662 Special Service District Petition

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29712.
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