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CA Pub Res Code § 5515 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5515.

5515.  Before calling the election the board of supervisors shall divide the proposed district into five or seven wards or subdistricts, the boundaries of which shall be so drawn that each contains approximately an equal number of electors.The municipalities and any other territory included in the proposed district may be divided for the purpose of establishing the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts, if no election precinct is divided.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1117.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5516 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5516.

5516.  Upon establishing the wards the board of supervisors of the county shall give notice of an election to be held within the proposed district for the purpose of determining whether it shall be created and established, and for the purpose of electing directors if established.The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe its boundaries. It shall also describe the boundaries of the wards or subdistricts provided for the purpose of electing directors.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5517 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5517.

5517.  The notice shall be published once a week for at least three weeks before the day of the election in each municipality in the proposed district. If no newspaper of general circulation is published in any of the municipalities included in the district, the notice shall be posted for at least three weeks in not less than three public places in each of such municipalities. If unincorporated territory is included in the district the notice shall be posted for a like period in at least three public places in the unincorporated territory.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5517.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5517.1.

5517.1.  Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election.The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation. The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed. The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5517.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5517.2.

5517.2.  The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a written argument for or a written argument against the proposed district formation.Arguments shall not exceed 300 words in length and shall be filed with the officials in charge of conducting the election not less than 54 days prior to the date of the district formation election.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5517.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5517.3.

5517.3.  If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters.In selecting the arguments, the election officials shall give preference and priority in the order named to the arguments of the following:(a) The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board.(b) Individual voters or bona fide associations of citizens or a combination of such voters and associations.(Added by Stats. 1970, Ch. 736.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5517.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5517.4.

5517.4.  The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question.The ballot pamphlet shall contain the following, in the order prescribed:(a) The complete text of the proposition.(b) The impartial analysis of the proposition, prepared by the local agency formation commission.(c) The argument for the proposed district formation.(d) The argument against the proposed district formation.The elections officials shall mail a ballot pamphlet to each voter entitled to vote in the district formation election at least 10 days prior to the date of the election. The ballot pamphlet is “official matter” within the meaning of Section 13303 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5518 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5518.

5518.  The ballots for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law, and in addition the following: Shall the (giving the name) district be created and established?YESNOThe ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board of directors from the ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees. Any person may be nominated for the office of director upon written petition of 50 or more qualified electors of the ward or subdistrict in which the nominee resides.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5519 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5519.

5519.  The election, including the nomination and election of directors and all matters not otherwise provided for by this article, shall be held and conducted and the result ascertained, determined, and declared in accordance with the general election laws of the State, as nearly as may be. No person is entitled to vote at the election unless he is a qualified elector of the territory included in the proposed district. The election may be held on the same day as and consolidated with any State, county, or city election.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5520 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5520.

5520.  The election returns shall be forwarded to the board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the proposed district at the conclusion of the canvass, pursuant to Section 15372 of the Elections Code. At the next meeting after the receipt of the election returns, the board shall certify the results of the election. If a majority of those who have voted on the proposition vote in favor of the creation of the district the board of supervisors shall order and declare the district created.If it appears from the canvass that a majority of the electors voting at the election have voted against the formation of the district, the proceedings fail entirely, and there shall be no similar proceedings instituted within that territory within six months from the date of the election.(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 423, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 2008.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5521 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5521.

5521.  The board of supervisors shall also canvass the returns of the election with respect to the persons voted for as directors, and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes, for each ward, respectively, to be duly elected as directors of the district, if they are residents and electors of the ward of the district as finally determined.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5522 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5522.

5522.  A person is not entitled to serve as a director unless he is a resident and elector of the district as finally determined, and any vacancies on the board of directors caused by the elimination of territory shall be filled by the remaining directors, in which case ward lines may be disregarded in making their appointments.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5523 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5523.

5523.  The directors shall hold their respective offices only until the first Monday after the first day of January next following the first general election held at least 11 months after the election at which the district was formed, and until their successors are elected and qualified.(Amended by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5524 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5524.

5524.  The board of supervisors of the county having the largest area within the district shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the district created and established, declaring the result of the election, and describing the boundaries of the district, to be recorded with the county recorder of each county in which any portion of the district is situated, and a certified copy shall be filed in the office of the Secretary of State. Thereupon the creation and establishment of the district is complete, and the persons elected as directors shall enter immediately upon their official duties after qualifying according to law.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5525 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5525.

5525.  The board of supervisors calling the election shall make all provisions for holding the election throughout the entire proposed district.The district shall pay the cost of the election, except that if it fails to be created and established, the county shall pay the cost of the election.(Amended by Stats. 1953, Ch. 1743.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5526 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5526.

5526.  No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any person, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district, and any proceedings in which the validity of the incorporation is attacked shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order described in section 5524 with the Secretary of State; otherwise, incorporation and the legal existence of the district is valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5526.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5526.1.

5526.1.  Any action or proceeding in a district formed pursuant to Section 5506.5, in Sonoma County, in which the validity of the imposition of any tax authorized by this article or the issuance of any bonds under this article or any of the proceedings in relation thereto is contested, questioned, or denied, shall be commenced pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure. Any such action brought pursuant to Section 863 of the Code of Civil Procedure shall be commenced within 180 days of the levy of the contested tax or the authorization of the bond sale. Otherwise, the taxes and bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto, including the adoption and approval of ordinances, shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.(Added by Stats. 1990, Ch. 186, Sec. 4. Effective June 29, 1990.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5527 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5527.

5527.  The government of each district shall be vested in a board of five or seven directors, one from each of the wards or subdistricts, together with the other officers mentioned in this article. Directors shall be residents and electors of the wards or subdistricts from which they are nominated. Directors who are elected at any election which is held after October 1, 1965, shall be elected by ward or subdistrict and the qualified electors in any ward or subdistrict may only vote at a district election at which a director is to be elected to represent such ward or subdistrict and may only vote for one of the persons who is nominated for such office.(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1660.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5527.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5527.1.

5527.1.  (a) Notwithstanding Section 5527, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more districts into a single regional park district may, pursuant to subdivisions (k) and (n) of Section 56886 of the Government Code, increase the number of directors to serve on the board of directors of the consolidated or reorganized district to 7, 9, or 11, who shall be members of the board of directors of the districts to be consolidated or reorganized as of the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization.(b) Upon the expiration of the terms of the members of the board of directors of the consolidated district, or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a), whose terms first expire following the effective date of the consolidation or reorganization, the total number of members on the board of directors shall be reduced until the number equals the number of members permitted by the principal act of the consolidated or reorganized district, or any larger number as may be specified by the local agency formation commission in approving the consolidation or reorganization.(c) In addition to the powers granted under Section 1780 of the Government Code, in the event of a vacancy on the board of directors of the consolidated district or a district reorganized as described in subdivision (a) at which time the total number of directors is greater than five, the board of directors may, by majority vote of the remaining members of the board, choose not to fill the vacancy. In that event, the total membership of the board of directors shall be reduced by one board member. Upon making the determination not to fill a vacancy, the board of directors shall notify the board of supervisors of its decision.(d) For the purposes of this section: “consolidation” means consolidation, as defined in Section 56030 of the Government Code; “district” or “special district” means district or special district, as defined in Section 56036 of the Government Code; and “reorganization” means reorganization, as defined in Section 56073 of the Government Code.(Amended by Stats. 2006, Ch. 172, Sec. 13. Effective January 1, 2007.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5528 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5528.

5528.  All elections and nominations of candidates for directors subsequent to the first shall be held and conducted in accordance with the general election laws of the State as near as they may be applicable when not in conflict with this article.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5529 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5529.

5529.  At least 10 days before the date fixed for the district election, notice of the election shall be given by publication once in one or more newspapers of general circulation published and circulated in the district. In districts where no newspaper of general circulation is published, notice shall be posted in three public places for two successive weeks. No other notice of an election need be given. The notice shall refer to the wards as previously established by resolution or ordinance of the board of directors.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 71, Sec. 1. Effective March 1, 1982.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5530 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5530.

5530.  The board of directors shall, in the notice, ordinance, or resolution calling an election, consolidate the district election with the election to be held at the same time in the respective counties in which the district is located and shall authorize the respective boards of supervisors to canvass the returns of the district election and certify the result of the canvass to the directors of the district. The board or boards of supervisors shall so consolidate the election, canvass the returns and cause the result to be properly certified to the board of directors of the district.(Added by Stats. 1939, Ch. 94.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5531 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5531.

5531.  The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one ticket or ballot shall be used. Nomination papers shall be circulated throughout the ward. A nomination paper containing the name of the candidate to be nominated, with such other information as is required by this article, shall be signed by at least 50 voters residing within the ward.(Amended by Stats. 1982, Ch. 71, Sec. 1.5. Effective March 1, 1982.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5533 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5533.

5533.  Of the directors elected at the next general state election following the election at which the district is created, those three elected by the highest vote in a five-ward district, or those four elected by the highest vote in a seven-ward district, shall hold office for four years, and the other two in a five-ward district and the other three in a seven-ward district for two years, and until their successors are elected and qualified. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1117.)
CA Pub Res Code § 5533.5 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Resources Code - PRC|DIVISION 5 - PARKS AND MONUMENTS|CHAPTER 3 - Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Regional Park, Park and Open-Space, and Open-Space Districts|Section 5533.5.

5533.5.  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 5533, with respect to any district formed after December 31, 1974, the board of directors shall at its first meeting determine by lot which three wards in a five-ward district or four wards in a seven-ward district, and which two wards in a five-ward district or three wards in a seven-ward district, shall have four- and two-year terms, respectively, at the next general election. Thereafter, at each biennial general election, a number of directors corresponding to the number whose term of office expires shall be elected for terms of four years. The terms shall commence on the first Monday after the first day of January next following the election.(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 813.)