CHAPTER 3. Election on Formation
Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.
§§ 20890–20938 · 23 sections
ARTICLE 1. Calling of Election §§ 20890–20896 · 7 sections
- § 20890 Upon making the order on final hearing of the formation petition, the board of supervisors shall call and give notice of a formation election to be held in the…
- § 20891 The notice of the formation election shall contain: (a) Date and hours of election. (b) Place of polls in each precinct. (c) Description of the land. (d) Name…
- § 20892 Notice of the formation election shall be published once a week for three weeks previous to the election, in a newspaper published in each affected county.
- § 20893 Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail,…
- § 20894 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…
- § 20895 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…
- § 20896 (a) The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed…
ARTICLE 2. Conduct of Election §§ 20910–20916 · 7 sections
- § 20910 For the purposes of the formation election the board of supervisors shall establish a convenient number of election precincts in the proposed district and…
- § 20911 The precinct board for the formation election shall be appointed, candidates for the offices of the proposed district shall be nominated, ballots and other…
- § 20912 The board of supervisors shall act in place of the board, and the clerk of the board of supervisors shall act in place of the secretary.
- § 20913 At the formation election the elective officers of the district shall be elected, but only one person shall be elected to fill the offices consolidated, if any.
- § 20914 On the ballots provided for the formation election shall be printed a proposition substantially as follows: “Shall the proposed ____ Irrigation District be…
- § 20915 The board of supervisors shall meet on the second Monday following the formation election to canvass the votes cast, and only if upon the canvass it appears…
- § 20916 No informalities in the conduct of the formation election or in any related matters shall invalidate the election or the result if notice was given…
ARTICLE 3. Contest of Election §§ 20930–20938 · 9 sections
- § 20930 The formation election may be contested by any person owning property liable to assessment within the proposed district.
- § 20931 No contest shall be brought more than 20 days after the canvass of the vote of the election by the board of supervisors.
- § 20932 The directors elected at the formation election shall be parties defendant in an election contest.
- § 20933 The election contest shall be brought in the superior court of the county where the formation proceedings were had.
- § 20934 If more than one contest is pending, they shall be consolidated and tried together.
- § 20935 The court shall speedily try the election contest.
- § 20936 The determination of the election contest shall be based on whether or not the election was conducted fairly and in substantial compliance with the…
- § 20937 An appeal may be taken by any party to an election contest within 30 days from entry of judgment.
- § 20938 The appeal shall be heard and determined within 60 days from the time of filing the notice of appeal.