Cal. PUC § 13531
This is the official text of Cal. PUC § 13531, part of California’s Public Utilities Code — regulates utilities such as electricity, gas, water, and transportation carriers.
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Official statutory text
On the question of the creation of a special district, the returns of each public agency and of each parcel of unincorporated territory shall be canvassed separately, and the board shall order and declare the special district created and established if in each public agency and if in each parcel of unincorporated territory a majority of those who voted on the proposition of creating the special district voted in favor thereof.
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