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CA Pub Util Code § 11582 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution|Section 11582.

11582.  The resolutions may state the kind of utility proposed to be first acquired, but failure to acquire such utility shall not affect the validity of the district. They shall describe the exterior boundaries of the proposed district, except that if it is intended to organize the district of public agencies only, a statement of the names of such public agencies is a sufficient and legal description of the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11583 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Request by Resolution|Section 11583.

11583.  Certified copies of the resolutions shall be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest number of voters within the proposed district, requesting that board of supervisors to call an election without delay for determining whether the district will be created.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11611 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 11611.

11611.  Instead of resolutions, a petition may be presented to the board of supervisors of the county containing the largest number of voters within the proposed district, signed by voters within the proposed district equal in number to at least 10 percent of the total vote cast.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11612 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 11612.

11612.  The petition shall contain substantially the same declarations and statements required to be contained in the resolutions presented to a board of supervisors under this chapter, and declare that, in the opinion of the petitioners, public interest or necessity demands the creation and maintenance of a municipal utility district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11613 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 11613.

11613.  The petition may be on separate papers, but each paper shall contain the affidavit of the person who circulated it certifying that each name signed thereto is the true signature of the person whose name it purports to be.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11614 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 3 - Request by Petition|Section 11614.

11614.  The clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the petition is presented shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to their sufficiency or insufficiency.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11641 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11641.

11641.  Upon receipt of certified copies of the resolutions or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors to whom they are presented shall call an election within the proposed district without delay, to be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after the date of the order calling the election, for the purpose of determining whether the proposed district will be created and established, and for the purpose of electing the first board of directors therefor in case the district is created.(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 1146.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11642 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11642.

11642.  Before calling the election the board of supervisors shall divide the proposed district into five wards, the boundaries of which shall be so drawn that each shall contain approximately an equal number of voters, as nearly as may be. The public agencies and any other territory included in the proposed district may be divided for the purpose of establishing ward boundaries.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11643 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11643.

11643.  Upon establishing the wards, the board of supervisors shall publish notice of the election within the proposed district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11643.1 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11643.1.

11643.1.  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 Util Code § 11643.2 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11643.2.

11643.2.  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 Util Code § 11643.3 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11643.3.

11643.3.  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 Util Code § 11643.4 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11643.4.

11643.4.  The 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 election 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. 180. Effective January 1, 1995.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11644 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11644.

11644.  The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe the boundaries thereof and the boundaries of the wards provided for the purpose of electing directors.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11645 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11645.

11645.  The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following:Shall the “ (giving name thereof) municipal utility district” be created and established?YESNO(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11646 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11646.

11646.  The ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board from such ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11647 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11647.

11647.  Any person may be nominated for the office of director upon written petition of at least 50 voters of the ward in which such person resides.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11648 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11648.

11648.  Candidates for the office of director shall be voted upon at large, and every voter in the proposed district may vote for all of the directors to be elected.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11649 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11649.

11649.  No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11650 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11650.

11650.  The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11651 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11651.

11651.  The board of supervisors which called the election shall meet on Monday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the votes cast thereat.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11652 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11652.

11652.  (a) The board of supervisors shall canvass, separately, the returns of each public agency and each parcel of unincorporated territory, if any.(b) Subject to subdivision (c), the board of supervisors shall declare a district created and established of those public agencies and parcels of unincorporated territory in which a majority of those persons who voted did so in favor of the creation of the district. Those public agencies and parcels of unincorporated territory in which a majority of those persons voting did not vote in favor of the creation of the district shall be excluded from the district.(c) A district may be created and established pursuant to subdivision (b) only if the number of registered voters in the approving public agencies and parcels of unincorporated territory is two-thirds or more of the total number of registered voters within the district as proposed to the voters.(Amended by Stats. 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., Ch. 18, Sec. 1. Effective August 8, 2002.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11653 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11653.

11653.  No person may serve as a director unless he is a resident and voter of the district as finally determined. Any vacancies on the board caused by the elimination of territory shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors, in which case ward lines may be disregarded.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11654 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11654.

11654.  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 voters thereof as finally determined.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11655 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11655.

11655.  The board of supervisors calling the election shall make all provision for the holding thereof throughout the entire district as proposed, and shall pay the cost thereof.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11656 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 4 - Election|Section 11656.

11656.  If a special election is held exclusively on the proposition of organizing a district, the expenditure therefor shall be reimbursed to the county which called the election by means of a tax on all the taxable property within the public agencies and unincorporated territory which was proposed to be included in the district, and this tax shall be added to the next county tax bills by the proper officials of the counties involved, respectively.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11681 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 5 - Establishment of the District|Section 11681.

11681.  The board of supervisors shall cause a certified copy of the order declaring the result of the election to be filed in the Office of the Secretary of State, from and after which the establishment of the district shall be deemed complete.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11701 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 2 - Formation of Districts|ARTICLE 6 - Contest of Incorporation|Section 11701.

11701.  No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of any election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the incorporation of any district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of incorporation is denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of filing the order declaring the result of the election with the Secretary of State, otherwise the incorporation and the legal existence of the district shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11801 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 1 - Government|Section 11801.

11801.  The government of every district is vested in a board of five directors, one from each ward, together with the other officers mentioned in this division. The directors shall be residents and voters of the respective wards from which they are nominated.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11821 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11821.

11821.  The first directors are elected at the formation election as provided in Chapter 2. All elections of directors subsequent to the first shall be held at the same time as the general election in the manner provided in this article.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11822 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11822.

11822.  Notice of election shall be published and no other notice of such election need be given.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11823 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11823.

11823.  The board shall by resolution or ordinance fix the boundaries of the wards for the purpose of electing directors therefrom. The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any wards pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 435, Sec. 3. Effective January 1, 1999.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11824 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11824.

11824.  The notice of election shall refer to the wards established by the board.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11825 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11825.

11825.  Not more than 113 days prior to the election, upon request, the county elections official of the principal county containing the majority of the population of the ward from which the candidate is seeking election shall issue nomination papers and all other forms required for nomination to the office of director.(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 84. Effective January 1, 2003.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11827 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11827.

11827.  Nomination papers may be circulated throughout the district.(Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)
CA Pub Util Code § 11828 (2021)
2021 California Code|Public Utilities Code - PUC|DIVISION 6 - MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT ACT|CHAPTER 3 - Internal Organization of Districts|ARTICLE 2 - Election of Directors|Section 11828.

11828.  (a) Except as otherwise provided in this division, the provisions of the Elections Code prescribed for independent nominations shall substantially govern the manner of appointment of circulators, the form of nomination papers and other forms, the securing of signatures, the filing of the candidate’s declaration of candidacy, and all other things necessary to get the name of the candidate upon the ballot. At the time of issuance of nomination papers, the county elections official shall cause to be entered on the first page of each section of the nomination papers the name of the candidate and the office for which he or she is a candidate. The county elections official shall imprint a stamp on the first page of each section of the nomination papers which reads “Official Filing Form,” and shall affix his or her signature. The county elections official shall keep a list containing the name and address of each candidate, the office for which he or she is a candidate, and the date on which the nomination papers were issued, which list shall be a public record.(b) Circulators may obtain signatures to the nomination paper of any candidate at any time not more than 113 days nor less than 88 days prior to the election. Each section of the nomination papers shall bear the name of a county and only qualified voters of that county shall sign the section. Nomination papers shall be signed either by 1 percent or by 10 of the registered voters from within the district, whichever is the lesser number, but in no event by more than 20 registered voters from within the district. Nomination papers shall be filed with the county elections official of the principal county containing the majority of the population of the ward from which the candidate is seeking election not more than 113 nor less than 88 days before the date of the election and shall be examined by the county elections official. If nomination papers for an incumbent director are not filed by 5 p.m. on the 88th day before the election, the voters shall have until 5 p.m. on the 83rd day before the election to nominate candidates other than the incumbent for that office. As soon as possible under the circumstances, the county elections official shall determine the number of valid signatures. If there are less than 10 valid signatures, the county elections official shall notify the candidate of that fact, and shall accept additional valid signatures at any time prior to the close of the period for circulating nomination papers. Each candidate, at least 88 days prior to the election, shall file a sufficient candidate’s declaration of candidacy with the county elections official with whom he or she filed the nomination papers. The county elections official shall certify the names of all candidates at least 76 days prior to the date of the election so that their names may be placed upon the ballot.(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 181. Effective January 1, 1995.)