ARTICLE 2. Abolition and Reestablishment of Divisions
Article 2 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.
§§ 21575–21605 · 14 sections
- § 21575 Any district having less than 2,500 acres within its boundaries, having less than 100 electors residing within it, and having only three divisions may abolish…
- § 21576 The board of the district may petition the board of supervisors of the principal county for an order by the board of supervisors abolishing the divisions in…
- § 21577 The board of supervisors shall thereupon find whether or not there are less than 2,500 acres in the district, less than 100 electors residing in it, and only…
- § 21578 If the board of supervisors finds as to all of such matters in the affirmative, it may order that there shall be no divisions in the district.
- § 21579 Upon the making of the order, there shall be no divisions in the district, the directors of the district need only be voters and freeholders in the district,…
- § 21580 From the adoption of the order the district shall have three directors, and the offices of the directors shall have the numbers formerly identifying the…
- § 21581 The making of the order does not change any term of office.
- § 21582 At least 120 days before any general district election a majority of the electors in the district having no divisions may file in the district office a…
- § 21583 The petition shall contain a showing that it is expedient to divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal in area and population as may be…
- § 21584 The board may independently investigate whether or not the facts are consistent with the showing made in the petition and shall hear any evidence produced to…
- § 21585 Within 30 days after the filing of the petition the board shall find whether or not it is expedient to divide the district into three divisions as nearly equal…
- § 21586 If the board finds in the affirmative, it shall forthwith order the establishment of divisions in the district and divide the district into three divisions as…
- § 21587 At the general district election next following the making of the order directors shall be elected at large in the district, one director to represent each…
- § 21605 (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (b) applies to districts in which directors are elected by divisions. (b) The board of directors…