ARTICLE 3. Contest of Election

Article 3 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.

§§ 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.