California Code
CHAPTER 7 - Confirmation of Election Results
Section 57177.5.

57177.5. In the case of elections on an order of consolidation of cities or districts, the commission shall take one of the following actions:

(a) Execute a certificate of completion confirming the order of consolidation if, within the territory of each city or district ordered to be consolidated, a majority of the votes cast on the question favored the consolidation.

(b) Execute a certificate of termination of proceedings if, in one of the cities or districts ordered to be consolidated, the votes cast in favor of consolidation did not constitute a majority.

(Amended by Stats. 2015, Ch. 114, Sec. 17. (AB 1532) Effective January 1, 2016.)