CHAPTER 3. Conduct of Elections

Chapter 3 enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.

§§ 5300–5442 · 36 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 5300–5304 · 5 sections

   • § 5300 School district elections and community college district elections shall be governed by the Elections Code, except as otherwise provided in this code.
   • § 5301 The provisions of this chapter shall apply to all district elections, except as otherwise provided by law, or as otherwise provided in the charter of any city…
   • § 5302 The duties of the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction of a school district election or community college district election shall be: (a) To…
   • § 5303 The county elections official shall perform the duties incident to the preparation for, and holding of, all district elections. In districts situated in two or…
   • § 5304 The duties of the governing board of any school district or community college district with respect to school district elections shall be: (a) To order…
2. ARTICLE 2. Order and Call of Elections §§ 5320–5329 · 10 sections

   • § 5320 The act authorized by this code of any officer, board, county committee, group of electors, or any other persons or agencies which commences an election…
   • § 5321 Whenever a valid and verified petition, authorized by this code and requesting that a board election be held in any school district or in territory contained…
   • § 5322 Whenever an election is ordered, the governing board of the district or the board or officer authorized by this code to make such designations shall,…
   • § 5323 The county superintendent having jurisdiction shall at least 130 days prior to the date of a governing board member election consolidated pursuant to Section…
   • § 5324 At least 120 days prior to the date of the election in the case of an election for governing board members, the county superintendent of schools shall deliver…
   • § 5325 Any school district election or community college district election, except a bond measure election, ordered to be held in accordance with this code shall be…
   • § 5326 If, by 5:00 p.m. on the 83rd day prior to the day fixed for the governing board member election, only one person has been nominated for any elective office to…
   • § 5328 If pursuant to Section 5326 a district election is not held, the qualified person or persons nominated shall be seated at the organizational meeting of the…
   • § 5328.5 If no one has been nominated to an office, prior to making an appointment to that office pursuant to Section 5328, the governing board shall cause to be…
   • § 5329 Whenever a candidate has filed a declaration of candidacy the name of the candidate shall be printed upon the ballot unless the candidate has died and that…
3. ARTICLE 3. Consolidation of Elections §§ 5340–5345 · 5 sections

   • § 5340 School district governing board or community college district governing board member elections for two or more districts of any type to be held in the same…
   • § 5342 Whenever any school district election or community college district election is scheduled to be held on the same day, in the same territory, or in territory…
   • § 5343 If any school district election or community college district election is completely or partially consolidated with any other election, the notice of election…
   • § 5344 Within the territory affected by the order of consolidation the election precincts, polling places, voting booths and polling hours shall, in every case, be…
   • § 5345 In the event of consolidation of any school district election or community college district election with any other election the provisions of law governing…
4. ARTICLE 4. Election Notice §§ 5360–5363 · 4 sections

   • § 5360 As used in this chapter “formal notice” means the notice of election which is required to be published and posted in public places, and “card notice” means the…
   • § 5361 The formal notice of election for any school district election or community college district election, except a bond measure election, shall be prepared by the…
   • § 5362 As an alternative to publication by newspaper pursuant to Section 5363, publication of formal notice may be effected pursuant to this section. Not later than…
   • § 5363 Except where the procedure prescribed by Section 5362 is utilized, the elections official responsible for the conduct of a governing board member election…
5. ARTICLE 5. Precinct Election Officers § 5380 · 1 section

   • § 5380 Any election officer serving at any school district election or community college district election may be paid out of the funds of the district as…
6. ARTICLE 6. Voters and Election Procedure § 5390 · 1 section

   • § 5390 In any school district or community college district election, the qualifications of voters, the procedure to be followed by voters and precinct board members…
7. ARTICLE 8. Cost of Elections §§ 5420–5426 · 7 sections

   • § 5420 The cost of any school district or community college district election may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Compensation of precinct election officers.…
   • § 5421 The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds. Election costs shall be…
   • § 5422 The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal…
   • § 5423 The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service…
   • § 5424 The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds.
   • § 5425 The cost of the election for the formation of a community college district shall be paid from the county general fund.
   • § 5426 The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7…
8. ARTICLE 9. Miscellaneous Provisions §§ 5440–5442 · 3 sections

   • § 5440 The provisions of Division 16 (commencing with Section 16000) of the Elections Code, relating to election contests shall apply to school district elections.
   • § 5441 The returns of any school district or community college district election received by the county elections official having jurisdiction shall, after the date…
   • § 5442 Recount of votes in any school district or community college district shall be governed by Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 15600) of Division 15 of the…