CHAPTER 3. Special Elections [50800. - 50817.]

Chapter 3 added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.

§§ 50800–50817 · 14 sections

1. 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…
2. 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…