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CA Water Code § 34710 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure|Section 34710.

34710.  Deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer and shall receive such compensation as may be provided by the board.(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 694.)
CA Water Code § 34711 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure|Section 34711.

34711.  The treasurer shall be appointed by the board and serve at its pleasure. At least 90 days before the date of a general district election wherein the offices of assessor and tax collector will be subject to election, the board may determine that these officers shall henceforth be appointed by the board to serve at its pleasure, or, if a board has adopted the alternative provisions of Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 37200) of this division, it may by resolution eliminate these district offices. A person appointed pursuant to this section need not be a resident or elector of the district. Any person holding an elective office affected by this section may serve the remainder of the current term of office. The offices of treasurer, assessor and tax collector, or any combination thereof, may be held by the same person.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
CA Water Code § 34712 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure|Section 34712.

34712.  At least 90 days before the date of a general district election, the board may determine that the offices of assessor and tax collector, or either of them, which are currently appointive shall be filled by election at the next succeeding district election.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
CA Water Code § 34713 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure|Section 34713.

34713.  A person elected on the basis of one man-one vote to the board of directors of a California water district, which district has been authorized by the Legislature to convert on a phased basis from a landowner voting basis to a one man-one vote basis, may serve out the remainder of the elected term after being elected, for the first time, to the office of director of a municipal water district which encompasses, in whole or in part, the California water district.(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 634.)
CA Water Code § 34725 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation|Section 34725.

34725.  The board may consolidate the offices of assessor and tax collector.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
CA Water Code § 34726 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation|Section 34726.

34726.  The order of consolidation of offices shall be made at least 90 days prior to a general district election.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 34727 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation|Section 34727.

34727.  The board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, segregate any offices which have previously been consolidated.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 34740 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 3 - Compensation|Section 34740.

34740.  The bylaws shall fix the compensation to be paid to all officers. The compensation received by directors shall not exeed that specified in Section 34741.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 613.)
CA Water Code § 34741 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION|CHAPTER 1 - Officers|ARTICLE 3 - Compensation|Section 34741.

34741.  Until their compensation is fixed by the adoption of bylaws, the officers shall receive the following compensation for their services:(a) The secretary, tax collector, treasurer, and assessor, such sums as shall be fixed by the board.(b) Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2006.)
CA Water Code § 35003 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 35003.

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 evidence of ownership and of the value of the land so owned except that in the event that an assessment for a district shall not have been made and levied for the year in which the election is held, the last assessment roll of each affected county shall be used in lieu of the assessment book of the district as evidence of ownership. However, the board may determine by resolution that the assessment book or assessment roll of each affected county shall be corrected to reflect, in the case of transfers of land, those persons who as of the 45th day prior to the election appear as owners on the records of the county. If an equalized assessment book of the district does not exist, then each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each acre owned by the voter within the district, provided that if the voter owns less than one acre then the voter shall be entitled to one vote and any fraction shall be rounded to the nearest full acre.(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1003, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
CA Water Code § 35003.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 35003.1.

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 section.In that event, the county elections official shall prepare the voter list required by Section 10525 of the Elections Code based upon the last equalized assessment roll of each affected county corrected to reflect, in the case of transfers of land, those persons who as of the 45th day prior to the election appear as owners on the records in the office of the county assessor which the assessor will use to prepare the next ensuing equalized assessment roll and which shall be conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value of land so owned. Where only a portion of a parcel of land has been transferred, and the assessed value thereof and of the remaining parcel are not separately stated upon the roll, estimated assessed values therefor shall be made by the county assessor, and the estimates shall, for the purposes of this section, be considered the value of the land. If more than one person or entity are shown as the owners of record of a parcel of land, the county elections official shall apportion the voting rights between the owners based upon the respective record interests in the information with respect thereto as the county elections official deems correct, proper, and appropriate.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 242. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Water Code § 35004 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 35004.

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.(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1329.)
CA Water Code § 35005 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 35005.

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 is in writing.(b) It is executed by the person or legal representative of the person who, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 35003 or 35003.1 is entitled to the votes for which the proxy is given.(c) It is acknowledged or certified in accordance with Section 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.(d) It specifies the election at which it is to be used. An appointment of a proxy shall be used only at the election specified.(e) It shall be on a form as specified by the county elections official meeting the above requirements.Every appointment of a proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the person executing it at any time before the person appointed as proxy shall have cast a ballot representing the votes for which the appointment was given.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 162. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35006 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions|Section 35006.

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 filed with the returns of the election.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 35025 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35025.

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 be made by the board of supervisors, who shall make such division if requested by a resolution passed by a majority of the board of directors or upon a petition signed by a majority of eligible voters within the boundaries of the district. Said resolution or petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors at least 140 days before the next general district election.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 35026 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35026.

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 supervisors shall hold a hearing and shall hear any evidence produced to establish the validity of the petition or resolution and such further evidence as may be necessary as to divide the district into divisions as nearly equal in area as may be practicable.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1323.)
CA Water Code § 35027 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35027.

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 establishment of divisions in the district as nearly equal in area as may be practicable and shall file a copy of said order with the board of directors of the district.(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1323.)
CA Water Code § 35028 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35028.

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 therein.(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 262.)
CA Water Code § 35029 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35029.

35029.  The entry of the order dividing the district into divisions shall not affect the term of any director until his term expires.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 207.)
CA Water Code § 35030 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35030.

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 designated shall equal the number of directors to be elected at that election. At the next succeeding general district election, the directors shall be elected from the remaining divisions.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
CA Water Code § 35031 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions|Section 35031.

35031.  Divisions once established may be modified by the same procedure as herein set forth for establishing divisions.(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 207.)
CA Water Code § 35040 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35040.

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 board of directors shall determine by a resolution adopted in conformity with the provisions of this article.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35041 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35041.

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 percent of the assessable area within the district is devoted to and developed for residential, industrial, or nonagricultural commercial use, or any combination thereof, such fact shall be certified to the board of directors by the secretary of the district. Any time after such certification the registered voters residing within the district may petition for a change in the voting procedure from a landowner voting district to a resident voting district.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35042 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35042.

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.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35043 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35043.

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 the district that at least 50 percent of the assessable area within the district is devoted to and developed for residential, industrial, or nonagricultural commercial use, or any combination thereof, the undersigned voters who reside within the boundaries of ____ Water District hereby petition the board of directors thereof to hold all elections on the basis of resident voting district, rather than a landowner voting district.DateSignatureAddress(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35044 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35044.

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 separate copies of the petition in each county so that such petitions shall contain the signature only of residents of the county in which the copy was circulated.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35045 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35045.

35045.  Each petition shall be signed and dated by registered voters who reside within the district and shall show their residence address.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35046 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35046.

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 form:The undersigned circulator of the above petition hereby declares under penalty of perjury that the circulator of this petition was over the age of 18 years, and that the signatures hereon are the signatures of the persons named and were signed in the presence of the circulator.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35047 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35047.

35047.  All signatures on the petition shall be obtained within the six-month period immediately preceding the filing thereof.(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
CA Water Code § 35048 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35048.

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 election.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 163. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35049 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35049.

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 signatures and from the records of registration ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the requisite number of registered voters.(b) If the district is situated in more than one county, each county elections official shall examine that portion of the petition bearing signatures obtained in that county and from the records of registration ascertain the number of signatures of registered voters in that portion of the district lying in that county. The county elections official of a county other than the principal county shall prepare a certificate, and file the same with the county elections official of the principal county, showing the number of valid signatures of registered voters in that county who signed the petition, and shall also show the total number of registered voters in that county within the district on the date of filing the petition.(c) The county elections official of the principal county shall attach to the petition a certificate showing the total number of valid signatures thereon, and the total number of registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35050 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35050.

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 with the county elections official of the principal county within 10 days from the date on which the county elections official of the principal county certified the results of the examination. The supplemental petition shall be verified in the same manner as the original petition. If the signatures on the petition are still insufficient, no action shall be taken thereon. The petition shall remain on file as a public record and failure to secure sufficient signatures shall not prejudice the later filing of an entirely new petition.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 165. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35051 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35051.

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 registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition, the county elections official of the principal county shall prepare a certificate to that effect, attach the same to the petition, and deliver, by mail or personal delivery, the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35052 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35052.

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 board of directors shall adopt a resolution reciting the delivery of the petition and certificate and specifying that all future elections in the district shall be conducted as a resident voting district, rather than a landowner voting district.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 167. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Water Code § 35053 (2021)
2021 California Code|Water Code - WAT|DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS|PART 4 - ELECTIONS|CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally|ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections|Section 35053.

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 the resolution. The secretary shall cause a copy of the resolution to be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation used for the publication of district notices.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 168. Effective January 1, 2003.)