ARTICLE 2.5. Election on Formation
Article 2.5 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 896.
§§ 20040–20047 · 12 sections
- § 20040 The board shall call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district to determine whether the district shall be formed, and to elect the…
- § 20040.1 Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail,…
- § 20040.2 The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled…
- § 20040.3 If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time…
- § 20040.4 The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be…
- § 20041 The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a) The date of the election. (b) A description of the boundaries of the proposed district. (c) The name of…
- § 20042 The county clerk shall publish the notice of election once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election, in a newspaper printed and published…
- § 20043 At the formation election the first directors shall be elected and the following measure shall be submitted: “Shall the proposition to form ______ Police…
- § 20044 No person shall be a candidate for the district board unless he is a resident within the boundaries of the proposed district.
- § 20045 The election shall be conducted, candidates nominated, the votes canvassed, and the results declared as provided by the Elections Code for election of county…
- § 20046 If a majority of votes cast are in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall by an order entered on its minutes declare the district formed…
- § 20047 No person is entitled to vote on the question of formation of a district, or for the first board of commissioners, unless that person is a voter within the…