CHAPTER 5. Elections

Chapter 5 enacted by Stats. 1939, Ch. 60.

§§ 6560–6613 · 18 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. Generally §§ 6560–6563 · 4 sections

   • § 6560 The election on the question of formation of a district shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance with the Uniform District Election Law.…
   • § 6561 Every voter resident within the district or a proposed district for the period requisite to enable him to vote at a general election, is entitled to vote at…
   • § 6562 At an annexation election every qualified voter resident in the territory proposed to be annexed for the length of time necessary to enable him to vote at a…
   • § 6563 At district elections the last great register of the county shall be used, and any person otherwise entitled to vote whose name is not upon the register is…
2. ARTICLE 2. Election of Officers §§ 6580–6585 · 4 sections

   • § 6580 Except as provided in Sections 6580.1 and 6580.2, all elections of officers after the formation of the district, which elections shall be known as “general…
   • § 6580.1 The election of officers may be consolidated with the direct primary election if the board of directors passes a resolution to that effect on or before the…
   • § 6580.2 An officer elected or appointed pursuant to Section 6580.1 shall hold office until the election or appointment and qualification of his or her successor. A…
   • § 6585 The nominating petition may be upon one or more sheets of paper. Each petition shall contain the name of only one candidate who shall be a resident elector of…
3. ARTICLE 2.5. Central Contra Costa Sanitary District §§ 6590–6595 · 6 sections

   • § 6590 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this article shall apply only to the Central Contra Costa Sanitary District.
   • § 6591 (a) In the case of an elected district board, the directors may be elected by divisions if a majority of the voters voting upon the question are in favor of…
   • § 6592 In the case of a district board elected by election divisions, the district board shall adjust the boundaries of the election divisions before November 1 of…
   • § 6593 (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to Section 6591, the chief petitioners shall publish a notice of intention which shall include a written statement…
   • § 6594 (a) Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the signing of the petition and the format of the petition. (b) A petition may consist of a single…
   • § 6595 (a) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the secretary of the district board shall cause the petition to be examined and shall prepare a…
4. ARTICLE 3. Bond Elections §§ 6610–6613 · 4 sections

   • § 6610 Notice of bond elections shall be given by posting notices, signed by not less than a majority of the board, in three public places in the district, at least…
   • § 6611 The notice shall contain: (a) Time and place of holding the election. (b) The names of the officers of election appointed to conduct it. (c) The hours during…
   • § 6612 The vote shall be by ballot, without reference to the general law in regard to form of ballot. The ballots shall have printed on them the words “Shall the…
   • § 6613 After the votes have been announced the ballots shall be sealed and delivered to the secretary or president of the board, which board shall on the seventh day…