2009 California Government Code - Section 1750-1752 :: Article 1. Resignations

1750.  Resignations shall be in writing, and made as follows:
   (a) By the Governor and Lieutenant Governor, to the Legislature,
if it is in session; and if not, then to the Secretary of State.
   (b) By all officers commissioned by the Governor, to the Governor.
   (c) By Senators and Members of the Assembly, to the presiding
officers of their respective houses, who shall immediately transmit
the resignation to the Governor.
   (d) By all officers of a county or judicial district or special
district other than an air pollution control district which includes
territory in more than one county or a school district, not
commissioned by the Governor, to the clerk of the board of
supervisors of their respective counties, unless by the terms of the
act under which a district is formed appointment to vacancies is made
by other than the board of supervisors, in which case the
resignation shall be submitted to the appointing body.
   (e) By officers of a municipal corporation, to the clerk of the
legislative body of their corporation.
   (f) By all other appointed officers, to the body or officer that
appointed them.

1750.5.  The Speaker of the Assembly and the Chairman of the Senate
Rules Committee shall immediately inform the Governor in writing
whenever a resignation has been made to them, pursuant to
subparagraph (f) of Section 1750 of this chapter, from any board or
commission having members appointed by the Speaker of the Assembly,
the President pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Senate Rules
Committee and whenever an appointment has been made by them to any
board or commission having members appointed by the Speaker of the
Assembly, the President pro Tempore of the Senate, or the Senate
Rules Committee.

1751.  In all cases not otherwise provided for in this article or
elsewhere, a resignation is made by filing the resignation in the
office of the Secretary of State.

1752.  (a) Except as provided in subdivision (b), no person elected
or appointed to the governing body of any city, county, or district
having an elected governing body, shall be appointed to fill any
vacancy on that governing body during the term for which he or she
was elected or appointed.
   (b) With respect to a general law city, if a vacancy in the
elected office of mayor occurs, the council may fill that vacancy by
appointing a member of the council to the office of mayor. Any person
appointed to fill the vacancy shall hold the office of mayor for the
unexpired term of the former mayor. Any vacancy created in the
membership of a city council as the result of an appointment of a
member to the office of mayor shall be filled in accordance with
Section 36512.