California · Public Utilities Code - PUC
PUC §28745.8: The establishment of election districts shall be made on the basis of the population in the district as shown or estimated from the most recent of any of the following: the last federal decennial cens
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The establishment of election districts shall be made on the basis of the population in the district as shown or estimated from the most recent of any of the following: the last federal decennial census; any census of a county, taken as provided in Section 26203 of the Government Code, or census of a city, taken as provided in Chapter 17 (commencing with Section 40200), Part 2, Division 3, Title 4 of the Government Code; any census or population estimate of a city or of a city and county, taken or made as provided in Section 2107.1 or 2107.2 of the Streets and Highways Code; or population estimates contained in any official document prepared by the Department of Finance and issued to the public.
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