PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700. - 50817.]
Part 4 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.
§§ 50700–50817 · 52 sections
CHAPTER 1. General Provisions §§ 50700–50707 · 8 sections
- § 50700 An election board consists of three landowners of the district or legal representatives who shall be appointed by the board of supervisors and shall consist of…
- § 50701 The board, prior to each election, shall cause a copy of the appropriate roll to be utilized pursuant to Section 50704 to be prepared and certified by the…
- § 50702 The certified roll furnished to the election board shall be used by the election board in determining the number of votes each voter may cast.
- § 50703 If a member of the election board fails to attend at the opening of the polls, the voters present may appoint in his place any landowner or legal…
- § 50704 Each voter in the district may vote at any election in person or by proxy, and may cast his or her votes as follows: (a) If the district has, within the…
- § 50704.5 When a parcel is held as community property or in joint tenancy or as tenants in common, any spouse or joint tenant or tenant in common shall be presumed to…
- § 50705 The polls shall be kept open from 10 a.m. of the day of election until 4 p.m. Where the real property in the district is assessed to 500 or more different…
- § 50707 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries, a district may, by resolution of its…
CHAPTER 2. General Elections §§ 50730–50759 · 18 sections
ARTICLE 1. Calling §§ 50730–50732 · 5 sections
- § 50730 There shall be an election in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year at such place in or near the…
- § 50731 In addition to the regular election under Section 50730, upon receipt of a recommendation of the board of trustees or upon receipt of a verified petition of 20…
- § 50731.5 (a) Nominations for the office of trustee shall be made by petition filed with the secretary not earlier than 75 days or later than 5 p.m. on the 54th day…
- § 50731.6 The nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form: Official Filing Petition Nomination of Candidate We, the undersigned voters of…
- § 50732 Notice of the election shall be published by the secretary once a week for four weeks beginning not less than one month prior to the date of election in the…
ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election §§ 50740–50742 · 3 sections
- § 50740 If by 5 p.m. on the 54th day prior to a general district election the number of nominees does not exceed the number of trustees to be elected and if a petition…
- § 50741 When no election is held pursuant to Section 50740 then the board of supervisors shall appoint those nominated for the positions of trustee, and if no person…
- § 50742 If pursuant to Section 50740 a district election is not held, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district, or the largest part thereof in…
ARTICLE 2. Conducting §§ 50750–50759 · 10 sections
- § 50750 Each member of the election board, upon entering upon his duties, shall be sworn to a faithful performance thereof by some officer authorized to administer…
- § 50751 If the board of supervisors fails to appoint an election board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the election board.
- § 50752 The election board shall canvass the votes cast and issue certificates of election to the persons elected, and shall place the ballots, when canvassed, in a…
- § 50753 Each voter may cumulate his votes, and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of trustees to be elected multiplied by the number of votes he…
- § 50754 The board of directors of irrigation districts holding title to lands obtained through collectors’ deeds may cast the votes belonging to such lands.
- § 50755 Any qualified voter may challenge any vote, and the election board shall determine whether the person challenged is entitled to vote. Any member of the…
- § 50756 The candidates, of the number to be elected, receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected.
- § 50757 Any person who knowingly makes an untrue statement in establishing his right to vote in a district election shall incur all of the penalties provided in the…
- § 50758 If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated,…
- § 50759 No person shall vote by proxy at a district election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing acknowledged and certified in the same…
CHAPTER 2.5. Reclamation District No. 1000 §§ 50780–50780.22 · 12 sections
- § 50780 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter applies to the manner in which elections are conducted in the Reclamation District No. 1000.
- § 50780.2 “District,” for purposes of this chapter, means the Reclamation District No. 1000.
- § 50780.4 (a) A “land assessment seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10…
- § 50780.6 (a) A “parcel seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10 which…
- § 50780.8 (a) A “resident voter seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50780.10.…
- § 50780.10 A “voter” means any of the following: (a) A landowner or the legal representative of a landowner. (b) A voter as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code…
- § 50780.12 Commencing with the 1993 district election, the district shall have a seven-member board, whose trustees are residents of the district. The residency…
- § 50780.14 At the 1993 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the two trustees whose terms expire and the two new seats as “land assessment seats.”
- § 50780.16 At the 1995 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the three trustees whose terms expire as “parcel seats.”
- § 50780.18 (a) The manner in which the trustees shall be elected at the 1997 district election, and at every district election thereafter, depends on the percentage of…
- § 50780.20 At the time of a designation pursuant to Section 50780.18, the board shall adjust, by lot, the length of the terms of any trustees whose terms are not…
- § 50780.22 Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this part applies to a district election.
CHAPTER 3. Special Elections §§ 50800–50817 · 14 sections
ARTICLE 1. Calling §§ 50800–50805 · 6 sections
- § 50800 A special election is an election called pursuant to the provisions of this part to submit to the landowners the question of whether or not bonds or refunding…
- § 50801 The board shall call a special election when either: (a) The board determines that the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds is to the best interests of the…
- § 50802 Notice of a special election shall be given by the board by posting notices thereof in at least three public places in the district at least 21 days prior…
- § 50803 When a special election is called to determine whether bonds of the district shall be issued, the notice shall specify the time and place of holding the…
- § 50804 When the special election is called to determine whether refunding bonds shall be issued, the notices shall be substantially in the following form: “Notice of…
- § 50805 An affidavit of the publication and posting of the notice shall be filed with the county elections official, with a copy of the order calling the election…
ARTICLE 2. Conducting §§ 50810–50817 · 8 sections
- § 50810 Each member of the election board, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe an official oath administered by an officer authorized to…
- § 50811 Any person not legally qualified to vote who makes any false statement in respect to his right to vote in a special election to determine whether bonds or…
- § 50812 If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated,…
- § 50813 No person shall vote by proxy at a special election unless the authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing, acknowledged and certified in the…
- § 50814 The ballots cast at the special election shall contain the words: “Bonds—yes” or the words “Bonds—no,” or “Refunding Bonds—yes,” or “Refunding Bonds—no,” as…
- § 50815 A list of the ballots cast shall be made by the election board containing the name of each voter, the number of votes cast by him, whether they were cast for…
- § 50816 At the close of the polls the election board shall: (a) Immediately canvass the votes and declare the result. (b) Forward a certificate showing the result and…
- § 50817 Any interested person may contest a special election within 20 days after the filing of the certificate with the county elections official by bringing suit in…