CHAPTER 1. Elections Generally

Chapter 1 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.

§§ 35003–35060 · 33 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. General Provisions §§ 35003–35006 · 5 sections

   • § 35003 Each voter shall have one vote for each dollar’s worth of land to which he or she holds title. The last equalized assessment book of the district is conclusive…
   • § 35003.1 A district may, by ordinance adopted at least 90 days prior to any district election, determine that voters shall thereafter be ascertained pursuant to this…
   • § 35004 Every voter, or his legal representative, may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his proxy.
   • § 35005 No appointment of a proxy shall be valid, accepted, or vote allowed thereon at any district election unless it meets all of the following requirements: (a) It…
   • § 35006 Before a legal representative votes at a district election he shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his authority which shall be kept and…
2. ARTICLE 2. Establishment of Divisions §§ 35025–35031 · 7 sections

   • § 35025 Each district may be divided into as many divisions as there are directors of the district. The establishment of the divisions and the boundaries thereof shall…
   • § 35026 Within 30 days after the filing of the petition or the resolution requesting the establishment of divisions with the board of supervisors, the board of…
   • § 35027 Within 10 days after said hearing, the board of supervisors, if they determine that the resolution or petition is valid, shall forthwith order the…
   • § 35028 After the entry of the order establishing divisions within a district, one director shall be elected from each division and shall be a holder of title to land…
   • § 35029 The entry of the order dividing the district into divisions shall not affect the term of any director until his term expires.
   • § 35030 At least 80 days prior to the next general district election, the board shall designate the divisions from which directors shall be elected. The number…
   • § 35031 Divisions once established may be modified by the same procedure as herein set forth for establishing divisions.
3. ARTICLE 3. Alternative Method of Conducting Elections §§ 35040–35060 · 21 sections

   • § 35040 The voting procedure within a district shall be changed from that of a landowner voting district to that of a resident voting district at such time as the…
   • § 35041 Between January 1 and March 30 of each year, the secretary of the district shall inspect the assessable area within the district. At such time as at least 50…
   • § 35042 The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters who reside within the district, but shall contain a minimum of 25 signatures.
   • § 35043 The petition shall be substantially in the following form: The secretary of the ____ Water District having heretofore certified to the board of directors of…
   • § 35044 Duplicate copies of the petition form shall constitute one petition when filed. If the district is in more than one county, signatures shall be obtained on…
   • § 35045 Each petition shall be signed and dated by registered voters who reside within the district and shall show their residence address.
   • § 35046 Each page of the petition which contains the signature of one or more registered voters shall show thereon the affidavit of the circulator in the following…
   • § 35047 All signatures on the petition shall be obtained within the six-month period immediately preceding the filing thereof.
   • § 35048 The petition shall be filed with the county elections official of the principal county at least six months prior to the date of the next general district…
   • § 35049 The signatures to the petition shall be verified as follows: (a) If the district is wholly in one county, the county elections official shall examine the…
   • § 35050 If the number of signatures is not sufficient, a supplemental petition, in the form of a duplicate petition, but bearing additional signatures, may be filed…
   • § 35051 If the petition contains at least 25 valid signatures and if the total number of valid signatures on the petition constitutes 25 percent or more of the…
   • § 35052 At the next regular meeting following the delivery by the county elections official of the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district, the…
   • § 35053 The secretary of the district shall file with the county elections official of each county in which any portion of the district is located, a certified copy of…
   • § 35054 After adoption of the resolution by the board of directors, all elections within the district for elective offices, bonds, or other purposes shall be conducted…
   • § 35055 All directors thereafter elected shall be residents of the district, and shall be registered voters at the time of their election and during their term of…
   • § 35056 (a) After the establishment of a resident voting district, the provisions set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 35025) of this chapter are no longer…
   • § 35057 At the first election of directors following the adoption of the resolution by the board establishing a resident voting district, the number of directors to be…
   • § 35058 The adoption, in accordance with the provisions of this article, of a resolution changing the method of voting shall in no way invalidate any act of the…
   • § 35059 Any bonds of the district, authorized or issued in any manner provided by law, and any proceedings taken by the district in connection therewith, prior to the…
   • § 35060 After establishment of a resident voting district, the provisions of Sections 35305 and 35306 shall no longer be applicable. The board of directors may at any…