CHAPTER 5. Bond Elections

Chapter 5 added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 369.

§§ 9330–9389 · 41 sections

1. ARTICLE 1. In General §§ 9330–9345 · 16 sections

   • § 9330 Upon the expiration of the 30-day period mentioned in Chapter 4 of this part, an election shall be called and held by the board in that part of the drainage…
   • § 9331 The unpaid amount shall be entered by the board in its records and stated by the board in its order for the election and the order for the election shall be…
   • § 9332 At the election the owner of each tract of land assessed in and by the assessment, upon which the assessment has not been paid as provided in Chapter 4 of this…
   • § 9333 In case there is more than one owner of any tract of land separately assessed in and by the assessment, all of the owners shall unite in the ballot to be cast…
   • § 9334 Guardians, conservators, executors, administrators and other persons holding land in a trust capacity under appointment of court may vote at the election…
   • § 9335 The vote of any public or private corporation or of any reclamation district, levee district, drainage district or other public agency entitled to vote at the…
   • § 9336 The authorization shall be in writing and certified to by the secretary or clerk of the district or public agency and attested by its seal duly acknowledged…
   • § 9337 No person shall vote by proxy at the election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing duly executed, acknowledged and certified in…
   • § 9338 In case of change of ownership of any tract of land, or in case the name of the owner of any tract of land is not correctly stated in the voting list, or in…
   • § 9339 If the right of any person to vote as the owner of any such tract of land is disputed or challenged, the question of his right to vote shall be determined by…
   • § 9340 The oath may be administered by any member of the board of election.
   • § 9341 Any person testifying falsely upon such examination is guilty of perjury.
   • § 9342 Any person voting or attempting to vote at the election who is not entitled to vote at it, as provided in this part, is subject to the same penalties and…
   • § 9343 For the purpose of determining the “reference number” of each tract separately assessed upon the assessment lists, the board shall, before preparing the voting…
   • § 9344 If the result of the election provided for in this chapter is against the issuance of bonds, then the assessment, or that portion thereof involved in and…
   • § 9345 All subsequent proceedings in regard to the assessment shall be conducted as provided in Part 4 of this division and without any further reference to the…
2. ARTICLE 2. Polling Places, Notices and Board of Election §§ 9355–9369 · 15 sections

   • § 9355 The board shall, in its order providing for the election, specify the day on which the election is to be held and shall specify and designate one or more…
   • § 9356 In case the board considers it necessary or proper to provide more than one polling place in any supervisor district for the holding of the election, the board…
   • § 9357 The board shall designate and provide one polling place within each voting district at which shall be cast the votes of the owners of land within the voting…
   • § 9358 The board may combine contiguous portions of different supervisor districts into one voting district in cases where the lands in the voting district are not…
   • § 9359 The board shall in the order providing the election, appoint a board of election for each polling place.
   • § 9360 The board of election shall consist of three owners of land assessed in and by the assessment and situated within the voting district where the polling place…
   • § 9361 Each member of the board of election, whether appointed by the board or whether acting as a substitute as provided in this part, is entitled to the sum of five…
   • § 9362 The compensation of the election officers shall be paid by the board out of any funds of the drainage district or of the board applicable thereto.
   • § 9363 If any person appointed as a member of the board of election fails to attend at the opening of the polls, the voters then present at the polling place may…
   • § 9364 Each member of the board of election before entering upon the discharge of his duties shall take and subscribe an official oath, which may be administered by…
   • § 9365 The oath shall be to the effect that he will support the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State and that he will faithfully…
   • § 9366 Notice of the election shall be given by the board by posting notices thereof in at least three public places in each voting district at least 21 days prior to…
   • § 9367 The notice shall specify the time and place of holding the election, the aggregate face value of bonds proposed to be issued, and the names of the persons…
   • § 9368 Affidavits of publication and posting of the notices shall be filed with the county elections official of the county in which the notices have been posted or…
   • § 9369 Duplicate original affidavits of publication and posting of the notice, shall be filed in the office of the board.
3. ARTICLE 3. Voting Lists and Ballots §§ 9375–9379 · 5 sections

   • § 9375 The board shall, prior to the election, cause to be prepared and certified by its secretary or assistant secretary, and furnished to the board of election in…
   • § 9376 The voting list shall be used by the board of election in determining the right to vote and the number of votes to be cast by each voter, and shall be…
   • § 9377 The ballot cast at the election shall contain the words “Bonds—Yes,” or the words “Bonds—No,” and also the signature of the person casting the ballot, with the…
   • § 9378 A ballot cast by proxy shall contain the name of the landowner for whom the ballot is cast and the signature of the person casting the vote as proxy.
   • § 9379 A list of the ballots cast shall be made by the board of election, containing the name of each voter, and if the ballot is cast by proxy, the name of the…
4. ARTICLE 4. Canvass and Contest §§ 9385–9389 · 5 sections

   • § 9385 The polls at each polling place for the election shall be kept open from 9 o'clock in the forenoon until 5 o'clock in the afternoon of the day appointed for…
   • § 9386 At the close of the polls the board of election shall deliver to the elections official all ballots, voting lists, lists of ballots cast at the election, and…
   • § 9387 The board shall examine and canvass the certificates received from the boards of election, and shall determine therefrom and declare, and enter in its minutes…
   • § 9388 Any person interested may within 10 days after the result of the election has been determined and declared by the board, contest the election so far and to…
   • § 9389 If no contest is commenced within the time mentioned in the next preceding section, the declaration of the result by the board is final and conclusive.