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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 50705.

50705. The polls shall be kept open from 10 a.m. of the day of election until 4 p.m. Where the real property in the district is assessed to 500 or more different individual, joint, or corporate owners, the board may elect to keep the polls open from 7 a.m. of the day of election until 7 p.m. and in that event shall include the time of polling in the notice as provided in Section 50732. However, when the board holds an election which does not involve added costs to any other local governmental entity, the board may elect to keep the polls open from 7 a.m. of the day of election until 8 p.m. and in that event shall include the time of polling in the notice as provided in Section 50732.
(Amended by Stats. 1987, Ch. 1327, Sec. 16.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - General Provisions › Section 50707.

50707. (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law and regardless of the number of eligible voters within its boundaries, a district may, by resolution of its governing board, conduct any election by all-mailed ballots pursuant to Division 4 (commencing with Section 4000) of the Elections Code.
(b) An election conducted pursuant to this section shall be held on a date prescribed in Section 1500 of the Elections Code or on any other date other than an established election date.
(Amended by Stats. 2012, Ch. 132, Sec. 3. (SB 1188) Effective January 1, 2013.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50730.

50730. There shall be an election in each district on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each odd-numbered year at such place in or near the district as designated by the board. The costs of the election shall be a charge upon the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50731.

50731. In addition to the regular election under Section 50730, upon receipt of a recommendation of the board of trustees or upon receipt of a verified petition of 20 percent of the landowners who, together, own at least 20 percent in value of the lands in the district, as determined from the last tax roll of the county, the board of supervisors shall appoint a time, not less than 75 days or more than 90 days after receipt of the petition, and place for holding a general district election for the unexpired term of the trustees then serving.
(Added by Stats. 1986, Ch. 824, Sec. 4. Effective September 15, 1986.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50731.5.

50731.5. (a) Nominations for the office of trustee shall be made by petition filed with the secretary not earlier than 75 days or later than 5 p.m. on the 54th day before the election.
(b) The petition shall be signed as follows:
(1) If there are 15 or more qualified voters in the district, by five or more qualified voters.
(2) If there are less than 15 qualified voters in the district, by one or more qualified voters.
(c) Notice that the petitions may be received shall be published once by the secretary at least seven days prior to the final date for receiving petitions. If the election includes the balance of an unexpired term, the notice shall state that the petition must indicate whether the nomination is for that unexpired term. The notice shall be published in a newspaper in each county in which any of the district lands are situated, if any newspaper is published therein, and if not, in a newspaper having general circulation therein.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 454, Sec. 39. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50731.6.

50731.6. The nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form:
Official Filing Petition
Nomination of Candidate
We, the undersigned voters of Reclamation District No. ____, hereby nominate ___________ (name of candidate) for the office of Trustee of the District for a term of ____ years.
Name
Date
Residence
Affidavit of Circulator
State of California ⎫
County of ⎭
ss.
__________ (name of circulator), being duly sworn, deposes and says:
That __________ (he/she) circulated the foregoing petition and saw all the signa­tures appended thereto and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be.
_____
_____
(Signature of circulator)
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ___ day of ________, 20__.
Notary Public in and for the County
of ____, State of California.
My commission expires ____.
_____
Affidavit of Nominee
State of California  ⎫
County of ⎭
ss.
_________ (name of nominee), being duly sworn, says that he/she is the above-named nominee for the office of _____ (office), that he/she will accept the office in the event of his/her election, that he/she desires his/her name to appear on the ballot as follows:
(Print name above)
that he/she desires the following occupational designation, containing not more than three words, to appear on the ballot under his/her name, and that this designation is correct.
(Print desired designation, if any, above)
_____
_____ (Signature of nominee)
Subscribed and sworn to before me
this ___ day of ________, 20__.
Notary Public in and for the County
of ____, State of California.
My commission expires ____.
_____
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 454, Sec. 40. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50732.

50732. Notice of the election shall be published by the secretary once a week for four weeks beginning not less than one month prior to the date of election in the same newspaper or newspapers used for publication of the notice calling for nomination petitions.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1.5 - Appointments in Lieu of Election › Section 50740.

50740. If by 5 p.m. on the 54th day prior to a general district election the number of nominees does not exceed the number of trustees to be elected and if a petition signed by 5 percent of the voters requesting that the election be held has not been presented to the board, an election shall not be held.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1.5 - Appointments in Lieu of Election › Section 50741.

50741. When no election is held pursuant to Section 50740 then the board of supervisors shall appoint those nominated for the positions of trustee, and if no person has been nominated for said position, the board of supervisors shall appoint any qualified person or persons. In lieu of the notice provided in Section 50732, notice shall than be published only once stating that the board of supervisors will appoint the trustees and that no election will be held.
(Amended by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 1.5 - Appointments in Lieu of Election › Section 50742.

50742. If pursuant to Section 50740 a district election is not held, the board of supervisors of the county in which the district, or the largest part thereof in area, is situated shall at its next regular meeting appoint to the positions of trustees those persons nominated, or if no persons have been nominated for said positions, the board of supervisors shall appoint any qualified person or persons, and such person or persons shall qualify, take office, and serve exactly as if elected at a general district election.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 56.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50750.

50750. Each member of the election board, upon entering upon his duties, shall be sworn to a faithful performance thereof by some officer authorized to administer oaths.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50751.

50751. If the board of supervisors fails to appoint an election board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the election board.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50752.

50752. The election board shall canvass the votes cast and issue certificates of election to the persons elected, and shall place the ballots, when canvassed, in a sealed envelope and forward it to the county elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 173. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50753.

50753. Each voter may cumulate his votes, and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of trustees to be elected multiplied by the number of votes he is entitled to cast, or to distribute them on the same principle among any number of candidates.
(Amended by Stats. 1966, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 135.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50754.

50754. The board of directors of irrigation districts holding title to lands obtained through collectors’ deeds may cast the votes belonging to such lands.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50755.

50755. Any qualified voter may challenge any vote, and the election board shall determine whether the person challenged is entitled to vote. Any member of the election board may administer oaths for the purposes of this section.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50756.

50756. The candidates, of the number to be elected, receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 218.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50757.

50757. Any person who knowingly makes an untrue statement in establishing his right to vote in a district election shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50758.

50758. If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated, the owner thereof or his legal representative may vote at a district election upon the production of evidence of ownership of such property.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - General Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50759.

50759. No person shall vote by proxy at a district election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the election board.
(Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 879.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.

50780. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, this chapter applies to the manner in which elections are conducted in the Reclamation District No. 1000.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.2.

50780.2. “District,” for purposes of this chapter, means the Reclamation District No. 1000.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.4.

50780.4. (a) A “land assessment seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10 in accordance with Sections 50701, 50702, 50704, and 50704.5.
(b) For the purpose of voting for a trustee to hold a land assessment seat, each voter may cast his or her votes for each land assessment seat in accordance with this part.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.6.

50780.6. (a) A “parcel seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (a) of Section 50780.10 which have one vote for each parcel owned.
(b) For the purpose of voting for a trustee to hold a parcel seat, each landowner may cast his or her vote or votes for each parcel seat.
(c) The last equalized assessment book of the district is conclusive evidence of ownership for the purpose of voting for a parcel seat, except that the last equalized assessment roll of the county in which the land is located shall be used in lieu of the assessment book of the district if an assessment is not levied for the year in which the election is held.
(d) Section 50704.5 applies for the purpose of voting for any parcel seat.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.8.

50780.8. (a) A “resident voter seat,” for purposes of this chapter, means a seat held by a trustee elected by voters as defined in subdivision (b) of Section 50780.10.
(b) For purposes of voting for a trustee to hold a resident voter seat, each voter may cast one vote for each resident voter seat.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.10.

50780.10. A “voter” means any of the following:
(a) A landowner or the legal representative of a landowner.
(b) A voter as defined in Section 359 of the Elections Code who resides within the boundaries of the district.
(c) A voter as defined in subdivision (a) may vote for both parcel seats and land assessment seats.
(d) A voter as defined in subdivision (a) who is also a voter as defined in subdivision (b) may vote for both resident voter seats and land assessment seats.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 130, Sec. 241. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.12.

50780.12. Commencing with the 1993 district election, the district shall have a seven-member board, whose trustees are residents of the district. The residency requirement does not apply to any trustee holding office on July 1, 1992.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.14.

50780.14. At the 1993 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the two trustees whose terms expire and the two new seats as “land assessment seats.”
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.16.

50780.16. At the 1995 district election, the board shall designate the seats of the three trustees whose terms expire as “parcel seats.”
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.18.

50780.18. (a) The manner in which the trustees shall be elected at the 1997 district election, and at every district election thereafter, depends on the percentage of land in the district that is used for agricultural purposes that is subject to an assessment pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 51320) of Chapter 2 of Part 7 in accordance with subdivisions (b), (c), and (d).
(b) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has equaled or exceeded 35 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate four seats as “land assessment seats” and three seats as “parcel seats.”
(c) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has been below 35 percent and has equaled or exceeded 20 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate four seats as “parcel seats” and three seats as “land assessment seats.”
(d) Between 180 and 200 days before the election, the board shall determine whether the percentage of land described in subdivision (a) has been below 20 percent during the immediately preceding two years. If so, the board shall designate five seats as “resident voter seats” and two seats as “land assessment seats.”
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.20.

50780.20. At the time of a designation pursuant to Section 50780.18, the board shall adjust, by lot, the length of the terms of any trustees whose terms are not otherwise scheduled to expire if the adjustment is necessary to comply with the designation.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2.5 - Reclamation District No. 1000 › Section 50780.22.

50780.22. Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, this part applies to a district election.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 842, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50800.

50800. A special election is an election called pursuant to the provisions of this part to submit to the landowners the question of whether or not bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50801.

50801. The board shall call a special election when either:
(a) The board determines that the issuance of bonds or refunding bonds is to the best interests of the district, or
(b) A petition requesting such election, signed by the owners of more than one-half of the land in the district, is filed with the secretary.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50802.

50802. Notice of a special election shall be given by the board by posting notices thereof in at least three public places in the district at least 21 days prior thereto, and by publication for 21 days in a newspaper of general circulation published in each county where any portion of the district is situated.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50803.

50803. When a special election is called to determine whether bonds of the district shall be issued, 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 three landowners or legal representatives to act as an election board.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50804.

50804. When the special election is called to determine whether refunding bonds shall be issued, the notices shall be substantially in the following form:
“Notice of special election to determine whether or not refunding bonds shall be issued.
Notice is hereby given that at a meeting of the board of trustees of reclamation district No. ____ held on the ____ day of ____, 19__, a resolution and order was duly adopted by the said board calling a special election of the landowners of this district, for ____ the ____ day of ____, 19__, at ____ in the county of ____ in said district, to determine whether or not ____ dollars ($____) of the principal amount of the outstanding bonds of this district, dated the ____ day of ____, 19__, and maturing as follows, to wit: ____ shall be refunded by the issuance of refunding bonds of said district of the aggregate principal amount of ____ dollars ($____) and maturing as follows, to wit: ____.
And notice is hereby further given that ____ and ____ and ____ three landowners of said district, are hereby appointed to act as the board of election for said election.
The polls at said election will be open from 10 a.m. of said day until 4 p.m.
Witness the name and the seal of the said district
this ____ day of ____, 19__.
(SEAL)
Reclamation District No. ____
By
President.
By
Secretary.”
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 1 - Calling › Section 50805.

50805. An affidavit of the publication and posting of the notice shall be filed with the county elections official, with a copy of the order calling the election which is certified by the president.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 174. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50810.

50810. Each member of the election board, before entering upon his duties, shall take and subscribe an official oath administered by an officer authorized to administer oaths or by any landowner.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50811.

50811. Any person not legally qualified to vote who makes any false statement in respect to his right to vote in a special election to determine whether bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50812.

50812. If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated, the owner thereof or his legal representative may vote at a special election to determine if bonds or refunding bonds shall be issued upon production of the original deed or of certified copy of the record thereof in the office of the county recorder of the county in which the property is situated.
(Amended by Stats. 1963, Ch. 1763.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50813.

50813. No person shall vote by proxy at a special election unless the authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing, acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the election board.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50814.

50814. The ballots cast at the special election shall contain the words: “Bonds—yes” or the words “Bonds—no,” or “Refunding Bonds—yes,” or “Refunding Bonds—no,” as the case may be, the name of the person casting the ballot, and the number of votes cast by him.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50815.

50815. A list of the ballots cast shall be made by the election board containing the name of each voter, the number of votes cast by him, whether they were cast for or against the issuing of the bonds or refunding bonds, and, if the ballot is cast by proxy, the name of the person casting it.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50816.

50816. At the close of the polls the election board shall:
(a) Immediately canvass the votes and declare the result.
(b) Forward a certificate showing the result and the number of votes cast for and against the issuing of bonds or refunding bonds to the county elections official.
(c) Deliver a copy of the certificate to the board.
(d) Deliver all ballots cast and all documents and papers used at the election to the county elections official.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 175. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Special Elections › ARTICLE 2 - Conducting › Section 50817.

50817. Any interested person may contest a special election within 20 days after the filing of the certificate with the county elections official by bringing suit in the superior court of the principal county. Unless contested, the declaration of the result by the election board is final and conclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 176. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50901.

50901. If a district is in debt it has no power to impair or destroy any of its indebtedness without the consent of the creditors, but it may make any arrangement with the creditors for the surrender of such indebtedness at less than par, and may levy an assessment on the lands in the district for the payment thereof.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50902.

50902. (a) In addition to its other powers, a district may, by a resolution of the board at a noticed public hearing, fix and collect charges and fees, including minimum and standby charges, for the provision of benefits and services.
(b) Notice of the public hearing shall be given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in the principal county.
(c) The board, in fixing the charges and fees, may establish the dates of delinquency and may impose penalties for delinquency not exceeding 10 percent of the amount of the charge or fee and may, in addition, collect interest at a rate not to exceed 1.5 percent per month from the date of delinquency on all delinquent charges and fees. The district may sue for the recovery of unpaid charges and fees or the unpaid charges or fees may be added to the operation and maintenance assessment in the same manner as unpaid water charges pursuant to Section 51440.
(d) The revenue obtained from charges and fees may be in lieu of, or supplemental to, revenue obtained in any other manner and may be used for any district purpose and the payment of any district obligation.
(e) After a charge or fee is initially fixed by the board at a noticed public hearing, the board may subsequently reduce that amount of that charge or fee without notice or a public hearing.
(f) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the board may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the board shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 33. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50903.

50903. A district of less than 100 acres and situated adjacent to the Stockton Ship Channel may acquire, construct, operate, maintain, repair, and improve lands, works, and facilities for the collection, treatment, and disposal of sewage and waste; herein called sanitation, and perform all matters germane thereto; provided, that no district may exercise any of the powers conferred by this section unless a petition approving the exercise of such powers is signed by a majority of the voters within the district and submitted to the district. In such event, it shall cause to be prepared and approved a plan therefor and prepare an estimate of the costs thereof, and may modify, change, or adopt a new, supplemental, or additional plan and estimate. The plan and estimate may include properties, works, and facilities already existing, or in the course of acquisition or construction, and payments therefor may be made to the landowner owning same, or to his legal representative. Such plan shall be reported and may be financed in the same manner as a plan for reclamation of district lands pursuant to this division.
Because of the recreational uses being made of the smaller islands in the vicinity of the improved Stockton Ship Channel, in order to protect the quality of the water, the Legislature finds and declares that it is necessary that reclamation districts of less than 100 acres and situated adjacent to the Stockton Ship Channel be able to exercise sanitation powers. Such circumstances are not generally applicable to reclamation districts. It is therefore declared that a general law cannot be made applicable and that the enactment of this section as special legislation applicable only to such districts is necessary.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 978.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50904.

50904. A district may, by resolution of the board, provide a procedure for and collect charges and fees, by way of the tax bills of the county or counties in which such district is located. A district may also collect assessments levied under Part 7 (commencing with Section 51200) of the division by way of the tax bills of the county or counties in which such district is located. Such charges and fees or assessments shall appear as a separate item on the tax bill, shall be collected at the same time and in the same manner as county ad valorem property taxes are collected, and shall be subject to the same penalties and the same procedure and sale in case of delinquency as provided for such taxes. The district shall, on or before August 1st of each year, certify to the county auditor the charges and fees or assessments to be collected. The county may deduct from the revenue so collected for the district an appropriate amount for the billing and collection services rendered to the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 153, Sec. 1. Effective June 11, 1980.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50905.

50905. The Edgerly Island Reclamation District may provide for the disposal of sewage, industrial waste, or other waste and, for that purpose, may design, finance, construct, operate, and maintain sewage treatment works.
(Added by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1048, Sec. 1. Effective September 30, 1981.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50906.

50906. (a) A reclamation district specified in subdivision (d) may construct, maintain, and operate a plant for the generation of hydroelectric power, together with transmission lines for the conveyance thereof and with other facilities that may be necessary or appropriate for the construction, maintenance, and operation of that plant. Construction of the plant and transmission lines may be financed by the issuance of time warrants pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53040) of Chapter 1 of Part 9 to pay the cost of construction of the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities, except that the board may, by resolution, provide for the payment of those time warrants solely from the proceeds derived from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant, in lieu of the assessment described in Section 53040, and may, in that event, pledge the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities and the revenues from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant as the sole security for the payment of the time warrants.
(b) The hydroelectric powerplant, transmission lines, and related facilities constructed pursuant to this section may be leased for operation to, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity, but shall not be offered for sale directly by the district to customers other than a public utility or public agency.
(c) Proceeds from the sale of electricity shall be utilized to retire any time warrants issued for construction of the facilities and otherwise for the powers and purposes for which the district was formed.
(d) This section applies only to the following reclamation districts:
(1) Reclamation District No. 1004 acting in conjunction with the County of Colusa.
(2) Reclamation District No. 108.
(e) This section shall remain in effect only until January 1, 2026, and as of that date is repealed.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 307) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 30. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2021. Repealed as of January 1, 2026, by its own provisions. See later operative version, as amended by Sec. 31 of Stats. 2020, Ch. 371.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50906.

50906. (a) A reclamation district specified in subdivision (d) may construct, maintain, and operate a plant for the generation of hydroelectric power, together with transmission lines for the conveyance thereof and with other facilities that may be necessary or appropriate for the construction, maintenance, and operation of that plant. Construction of the plant and transmission lines may be financed by the issuance of time warrants pursuant to Article 3 (commencing with Section 53040) of Chapter 1 of Part 9 to pay the cost of construction of the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities, except that the board may, by resolution, provide for the payment of those time warrants solely from the proceeds derived from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant, in lieu of the assessment described in Section 53040, and may, in that event, pledge the plant, transmission lines, and related facilities and the revenues from the operation of the hydroelectric powerplant as the sole security for the payment of the time warrants.
(b) The hydroelectric powerplant, transmission lines, and related facilities constructed pursuant to this section may be leased for operation to, or the power generated may be sold to, a public utility or public agency engaged in the distribution, use, or sale of electricity, but shall not be offered for sale directly by the district to customers other than a public utility or public agency.
(c) Proceeds from the sale of electricity shall be utilized to retire any time warrants issued for construction of the facilities and otherwise for the powers and purposes for which the district was formed.
(d) This section applies only to Reclamation District No. 1004 acting in conjunction with the County of Colusa.
(e) This section shall become operative on January 1, 2026.
(Amended (as amended by Stats. 2016, Ch. 86, Sec. 308) by Stats. 2020, Ch. 371, Sec. 31. (SB 1473) Effective January 1, 2021. Section operative on January 1, 2026, by its own provisions.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 1 - General Powers › Section 50907.

50907. All districts formed under this division or under a special act of the Legislature and authorized to act, under this division, shall be subject to the requirements for competitive bidding under Article 60.5 (commencing with Section 20920) of Chapter 1 of Part 3 of Division 2 of the Public Contract Code.
(Added by Stats. 1988, Ch. 1042, Sec. 2.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 2 - Irrigation › Section 50910.

50910. A district may acquire, take or hold by gift, purchase, conditional sales contract, lease, condemnation, or other legal means, and maintain and operate the whole or any part of any irrigation system through which any lands in the district and lands contiguous thereto may be supplied with water for irrigation, including water rights, dams, diversion works, rights of way, canals, pumps and all property or things, real or personal, incidental thereto.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 2 - Irrigation › Section 50911.

50911. When a district has adopted plans for the irrigation of district lands it may:
(a) Adopt rules and regulations for the distribution of water.
(b) Adopt a schedule of rates to be charged by the district for furnishing water for the irrigation of district lands. The schedule of rates may include standby charges to holders of title to land to which water may be made available, whether the water is actually used or not. The standby charge shall not exceed twenty dollars ($20) per year for each acre of land or for a parcel less than one acre, unless the standby charge is imposed pursuant to the Uniform Standby Charge Procedures Act (Chapter 12.4 (commencing with Section 54984) of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(c) If the procedures set forth in this section as it read at the time a standby charge was established were followed, the district may, by resolution, continue the charge pursuant to this section in successive years at the same rate. If new, increased, or extended assessments are proposed, the district shall comply with the notice, protest, and hearing procedures in Section 53753 of the Government Code.
(d) Collect the charges from the persons to or for whom the water was furnished and from the holders of title to land to which water has been made available, whether used or not.
(e) Sue for the recovery of the unpaid charges.
(Amended by Stats. 2007, Ch. 27, Sec. 34. Effective January 1, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 2 - Irrigation › Section 50912.

50912. A district, upon payment of and compliance with such tolls, rates, and regulations as the board may adopt, may furnish through its irrigation works, water for irrigation of district lands, and may furnish, to nondistrict land contiguous to the district, water where it can be furnished through canals or ditches which may be used for the irrigation of lands within the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 2 - Irrigation › Section 50913.

50913. Moneys collected by the board for irrigation charges pursuant to Section 50911, when deposited in the county treasury shall be credited to the “irrigation fund.”
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 2 - Irrigation › Section 50914.

50914. Money deposited in an “irrigation fund” shall be disbursed only on orders or warrants of the board in payment of the expense or cost of irrigation or irrigation works constructed by the district, or incidental expenses incurred in connection therewith.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 3 - Property › Section 50930.

50930. A district may acquire, by purchase, condemnation, gift, lease or other legal means, such real or personal property as is necessary for accomplishing the purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 3 - Property › Section 50931.

50931. A district may sell, convey, transfer, lease, or otherwise dispose of such of its property as the board determines is no longer necessary for the construction, maintenance or operation of the reclamation works of the district, and lease or operate for hire any district tools or machinery not at the time needed by the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 3 - Property › Section 50932.

50932. A district may construct, maintain and operate such drains, canals, sluices, bulkheads, water gates, levees, embankments, pumping plants, dams, diversion works, or irrigation works, and all things reasonably necessary or convenient for accomplishing the purposes of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 3 - Property › Section 50933.

50933. A district may construct, maintain, and operate ferry boats, bridges, road systems, and related facilities to provide access to the district’s levee, drainage, and irrigation systems, and to provide access to the lands within the district.
(Added by Stats. 1989, Ch. 268, Sec. 1. Effective August 2, 1989.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 4 - Office, Records and Documents › Section 50940.

50940. Unless otherwise provided by law the district shall keep an office in the principal county or in a county contiguous thereto for the transaction of the business of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 4 - Office, Records and Documents › Section 50941.

50941. All district books, maps, papers, records, contracts and other documents shall be kept in the office and be open to inspection during all business hours by any person interested.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 4 - Office, Records and Documents › Section 50942.

50942. A district may destroy a record pursuant to Chapter 7 (commencing with Section 60200) of Division 1 of Title 6 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 2005, Ch. 158, Sec. 41. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50950.

50950. A district may employ engineers and others to survey, plan, locate and report on the works necessary for the reclamation of the lands of the district, and estimate the cost thereof.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50951.

50951. A district may obtain such professional and other services as is necessary to accomplish the purposes of the district and may employ such assistance as the board deems necessary.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50952.

50952. A district may employ an expert in agriculture and related matters and such assistants as may be deemed necessary to do any of the following:
(a) Supervise the construction of works for the irrigation or protection of district lands.
(b) Advise landowners, or any person engaged in farming district land, of methods of increasing the productiveness of such land or as to any matters of husbandry.
(c) Conduct experiments as prescribed by the board.
(d) Perform duties for the general welfare of the people of the district as prescribed by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50953.

50953. A district issuing warrants or levying or collecting assessments may employ a clerk who, under the direction of the county treasurer, shall attend to matters pertaining to the registration and payment of warrants and to the levying and collecting of assessments.
(Amended by Stats. 1951, Ch. 681.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50954.

50954. The clerk shall receive for his or her services a yearly sum equal to one and one-half cents ($0.015) per acre based on the net acreage of the district as indicated by the records of the district, or, if the net acreage is not obtainable from the records of the district, based upon the records of the county elections official or, if the district has outstanding bonds it shall pay the clerk three cents ($0.03) per acre.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 177. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 15 - RECLAMATION DISTRICTS › PART 5 - DISTRICT POWERS AND DUTIES › CHAPTER 5 - Personnel › Section 50957.

50957. If the board neglects or refuses to draw a warrant based upon a proper claim for clerk hire, 10 percent of the amount of the claim shall be added thereto, and thereafter 2 percent per month shall be added to the claim until a warrant is issued.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 336.)