§ 90772 Voter-Initiated Annexation Petitions

Public Utilities Code·California

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•People in a city can ask to join another city by signing a petition.
•At least 10% of the voters who voted in the last big election must sign the petition.
•The petition is sent to the board of the city they want to join.

Example

A small town wants to become part of a bigger nearby city.

If 10% of the people who voted in the last election sign a paper asking to join the bigger city, the bigger city has to consider it.

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§ 90772 Voter-Initiated Annexation Petitions

As an alternative to commencement of annexation proceedings by action of the legislative body of a city, a petition signed by voters within the city proposed to be annexed, equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast at the last general election, and asking that proceedings be taken for its annexation, may be addressed to the board and filed with the secretary of the district. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2039.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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petition secretary election annexation commencement

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 90772.

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