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2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 34500.

34500. If upon the canvass of the returns it appears that a majority of all the votes cast favor the formation of the district, the board shall by an order entered on its minutes declare the territory formed as a district under the name designated for it and shall issue certificates of election to the persons elected to district offices.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 4 - Establishment of District › Section 34501.

34501. The board shall immediately file for record in the office of the county recorder of each affected county a certified copy of the order declaring the district formed along with a certificate listing all of the following:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The date of formation.
(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing the boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of the boundaries has been recorded.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 829, Sec. 63. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 5 - Validating Proceedings › Section 34530.

34530. An action to determine the legality of the existence of a district may be brought pursuant to Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 860) of Title 10 of Part 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(Repealed and added by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1528.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Change in Boundaries of Principal County › Section 34575.

34575. If at any time after the formation of a district the boundaries of the principal county are changed so as to exclude therefrom all of the land of the district situated in that county, the records and documents of the district in the possession of the board of supervisors of that county, together with a certified copy of the proceedings had by the district under jurisdiction of that board of supervisors shall be transferred and filed with the clerk of the board of supervisors of the county in which the greater portion of the land of the district is located.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Change in Boundaries of Principal County › Section 34576.

34576. All documents which have been recorded with the recorder of the principal county and which, or a certified copy thereof, have not been recorded in the county to which the district is transferred, shall be certified to by the county recorder of the principal county and recorded with the county recorder of the county to which the district is transferred.
(Amended by Stats. 1959, Ch. 51.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 6 - Change in Boundaries of Principal County › Section 34577.

34577. After the transfer of documents pursuant to this chapter, the board of supervisors of the county to which the district is transferred shall have and exercise all of the jurisdiction, power, and authority over the district theretofore exercised by the board of supervisors of the principal county and any act or duty which is in this division required to be done by the board of supervisors or any officer of the principal county shall be performed by the corresponding board of supervisors or officer of the county to which the district has been transferred. After the transfer the district shall conduct and manage its affairs through its proper officials and in conjunction with the proper officials of each affected county as though the district was originally formed in the county to which it was transferred, which county shall thereafter be the principal county.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 7 - Madera Water District › Section 34580.

34580. The Madera Water District created pursuant to the Madera Water District Act (Chapter 735 of the Statutes of 1987) is hereby continued as a district under this division.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 7 - Madera Water District › Section 34581.

34581. (a) The first board of directors of the Madera Water District, as a district under this division, shall be appointed by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Madera.
(b) The board of directors of the Madera Water District, as a district created pursuant to the Madera Water District Act (Chapter 735 of the Statutes of 1987) serving on December 31, 1992, shall continue to serve on and after January 1, 1993, until the first board of directors of the Madera Water District, as a district under this division, is appointed pursuant to subdivision (a).
(c) The first board of directors of the Madera Water District, as a district under this division, that is appointed pursuant to subdivision (a) shall hold office until their successors are elected or appointed and qualified.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 7 - Madera Water District › Section 34582.

34582. The successors to three of the first directors of the Madera Water District, as a district under this division, chosen by lot, shall be elected at the general district election held on November 2, 1993, and the successors to the remaining two directors shall be elected at the general district election held on November 7, 1995.
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 2 - FORMATION › CHAPTER 7 - Madera Water District › Section 34583.

34583. The Madera Water District, as a district under this division, succeeds to actions taken, rights acquired, and obligations undertaken by the Madera Water District created pursuant to the Madera Water District Act (Chapter 735 of the Statutes of 1987).
(Added by Stats. 1992, Ch. 300, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34700.

34700. Each director shall be one of the following:
(a) A holder of title to land within the district.
(b) The legal representative of a holder of title to land within the district in accordance with Section 34030.
(c) A representative designated by a holder of title to land within the district, if the holder has filed with the district written evidence of that designation.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 288, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34701.

34701. Officers take office as soon as they qualify except that officers elected or appointed pursuant to the Uniform District Election Law shall take office at noon on the first Friday in December next following the general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 2004, Ch. 118, Sec. 27. Effective January 1, 2005.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34705.

34705. The term of office of each elective officer subsequent to the officers elected at the formation election is four years or until his successor qualifies and takes office.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34707.5.

34707.5. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a vacancy in the office of board member who was elected to office shall be filled pursuant to Section 1780 of the Government Code.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 1059.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34708.

34708. At any time after four years from the date of the formation of a district, and from time to time thereafter, but not less than 120 days before a general district election, the board may, by resolution, increase the number of directors to serve thereon to 7, 9 or 11, and may designate the first additional members to serve on said enlarged board. The board shall determine the term of office of each of the new directors so appointed, but in no event shall such term designated by the board be for more than four years. The terms of office thus created shall be determined in such a manner as to keep as nearly equal as practicable the number of directors to be elected at each subsequent general district election. Upon the expiration of such term so designated by the board said directorship shall be filled at the next general district election and general district elections held thereafter for the election of officers of the district. The term of office of each director elected at a general district election is four years or until his successor qualifies and takes office.
(Amended by Stats. 1981, Ch. 1045, Sec. 13.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34708.5.

34708.5. At any time after the adoption of a resolution pursuant to Section 34708, such resolution may be repealed by a unanimous vote of the members of the board. Immediately upon the effective date of the repeal of the resolution, the offices created thereby shall be deemed vacated and abolished.
(Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 399.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34709.

34709. Notwithstanding Section 34900, any elective officer other than a director may appoint so many deputies as the board shall have authorized for whose acts he and his bondsmen are responsible.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 694.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34710.

34710. Deputies shall hold office at the pleasure of the appointing officer and shall receive such compensation as may be provided by the board.
(Added by Stats. 1967, Ch. 694.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34711.

34711. The treasurer shall be appointed by the board and serve at its pleasure. At least 90 days before the date of a general district election wherein the offices of assessor and tax collector will be subject to election, the board may determine that these officers shall henceforth be appointed by the board to serve at its pleasure, or, if a board has adopted the alternative provisions of Part 7.5 (commencing with Section 37200) of this division, it may by resolution eliminate these district offices. A person appointed pursuant to this section need not be a resident or elector of the district. Any person holding an elective office affected by this section may serve the remainder of the current term of office. The offices of treasurer, assessor and tax collector, or any combination thereof, may be held by the same person.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34712.

34712. At least 90 days before the date of a general district election, the board may determine that the offices of assessor and tax collector, or either of them, which are currently appointive shall be filled by election at the next succeeding district election.
(Added by Stats. 1975, Ch. 206.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 1 - Qualifications and Tenure › Section 34713.

34713. A person elected on the basis of one man-one vote to the board of directors of a California water district, which district has been authorized by the Legislature to convert on a phased basis from a landowner voting basis to a one man-one vote basis, may serve out the remainder of the elected term after being elected, for the first time, to the office of director of a municipal water district which encompasses, in whole or in part, the California water district.
(Added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 634.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 34726.

34726. The order of consolidation of offices shall be made at least 90 days prior to a general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 2 - Consolidation and Segregation › Section 34727.

34727. The board may, at least 90 days before a general district election, segregate any offices which have previously been consolidated.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Compensation › Section 34740.

34740. The bylaws shall fix the compensation to be paid to all officers. The compensation received by directors shall not exeed that specified in Section 34741.
(Amended by Stats. 1973, Ch. 613.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 1 - Officers › ARTICLE 3 - Compensation › Section 34741.

34741. Until their compensation is fixed by the adoption of bylaws, the officers shall receive the following compensation for their services:
(a) The secretary, tax collector, treasurer, and assessor, such sums as shall be fixed by the board.
(b) Each director shall receive compensation in an amount not to exceed one hundred dollars ($100) per day for each day’s attendance at meetings of the board or for each day’s service rendered as a director by request of the board, not exceeding a total of six days in any calendar month, together with any expenses incurred in the performance of his or her duties required or authorized by the board. For purposes of this section, the determination of whether a director’s activities on any specific day are compensable shall be made pursuant to Article 2.3 (commencing with Section 53232) of Chapter 2 of Part 1 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code. Reimbursement for these expenses is subject to Sections 53232.2 and 53232.3 of the Government Code.
(Amended by Stats. 2005, Ch. 700, Sec. 32. Effective January 1, 2006.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › Section 34803.

34803. Special meetings of the board shall be held pursuant to the Ralph M. Brown Act (Chapter 9 (commencing with Section 54950) of Part 9 of Division 2 of Title 5 of the Government Code).
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1020, Sec. 28. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › Section 34804.

34804. Notwithstanding Section 54954 of the Government Code, or any other provision of law, the Board of Directors of the Elsinore Water District may conduct its meetings at the district office, or at any publicly owned location that is within the boundaries, or not more than one mile outside the boundaries, of the territory over which the district exercises jurisdiction.
(Added by Stats. 2008, Ch. 20, Sec. 1. Effective June 2, 2008.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 2 - The Board › Section 34808.

34808. The board of a district in existence on the effective date of this section shall file a certificate with the Secretary of State on or before January 1, 1964, listing:
(a) The name of the district.
(b) The date of formation.
(c) The county or counties in which the district is located, and a description of the boundaries of the district, or reference to a map showing such boundaries, which map shall be attached to the certificate, or reference to the county recorder’s office where a description of such boundaries has been recorded.
If the order declaring the district formed contains all of the information required to be in the certificate, the board may file a copy of the order in lieu of the certificate.
(Added by Stats. 1963, Ch. 457.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 3 - The Secretary › Section 34851.

34851. All documents pertaining to district affairs shall be filed in the office of the district with the secretary and shall be open to inspection at all times by any person interested.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 3 - INTERNAL ORGANIZATION › CHAPTER 4 - Other Officers and Employees › Section 34900.

34900. The board shall:
(a) Employ and appoint such agents, officers, and employees as may be required.
(b) Prescribe their duties and fix their salaries.
(c) Prescribe other terms and conditions of employment.
Subject to policies and standards established by the board, the board may delegate the powers specified in this section to any officer or employee of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 426.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 35003.

35003. Each voter shall have one vote for each dollar’s worth of land to which he or she holds title. The last equalized assessment book of the district is conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value of the land so owned except that in the event that an assessment for a district shall not have been made and levied for the year in which the election is held, the last assessment roll of each affected county shall be used in lieu of the assessment book of the district as evidence of ownership. However, the board may determine by resolution that the assessment book or assessment roll of each affected county shall be corrected to reflect, in the case of transfers of land, those persons who as of the 45th day prior to the election appear as owners on the records of the county. If an equalized assessment book of the district does not exist, then each voter shall be entitled to cast one vote for each acre owned by the voter within the district, provided that if the voter owns less than one acre then the voter shall be entitled to one vote and any fraction shall be rounded to the nearest full acre.
(Amended by Stats. 1992, Ch. 1003, Sec. 4. Effective January 1, 1993.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 35003.1.

35003.1. A district may, by ordinance adopted at least 90 days prior to any district election, determine that voters shall thereafter be ascertained pursuant to this section.
In that event, the county elections official shall prepare the voter list required by Section 10525 of the Elections Code based upon the last equalized assessment roll of each affected county corrected to reflect, in the case of transfers of land, those persons who as of the 45th day prior to the election appear as owners on the records in the office of the county assessor which the assessor will use to prepare the next ensuing equalized assessment roll and which shall be conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value of land so owned. Where only a portion of a parcel of land has been transferred, and the assessed value thereof and of the remaining parcel are not separately stated upon the roll, estimated assessed values therefor shall be made by the county assessor, and the estimates shall, for the purposes of this section, be considered the value of the land. If more than one person or entity are shown as the owners of record of a parcel of land, the county elections official shall apportion the voting rights between the owners based upon the respective record interests in the information with respect thereto as the county elections official deems correct, proper, and appropriate.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 242. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 35004.

35004. Every voter, or his legal representative, may vote at any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his proxy.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1329.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 35005.

35005. No appointment of a proxy shall be valid, accepted, or vote allowed thereon at any district election unless it meets all of the following requirements:
(a) It is in writing.
(b) It is executed by the person or legal representative of the person who, in accordance with the provisions of Sections 35003 or 35003.1 is entitled to the votes for which the proxy is given.
(c) It is acknowledged or certified in accordance with Section 2015.5 of the Code of Civil Procedure.
(d) It specifies the election at which it is to be used. An appointment of a proxy shall be used only at the election specified.
(e) It shall be on a form as specified by the county elections official meeting the above requirements.
Every appointment of a proxy is revocable at the pleasure of the person executing it at any time before the person appointed as proxy shall have cast a ballot representing the votes for which the appointment was given.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 162. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 1 - General Provisions › Section 35006.

35006. Before a legal representative votes at a district election he shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35025.

35025. Each district may be divided into as many divisions as there are directors of the district. The establishment of the divisions and the boundaries thereof shall be made by the board of supervisors, who shall make such division if requested by a resolution passed by a majority of the board of directors or upon a petition signed by a majority of eligible voters within the boundaries of the district. Said resolution or petition shall be filed with the board of supervisors at least 140 days before the next general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35026.

35026. Within 30 days after the filing of the petition or the resolution requesting the establishment of divisions with the board of supervisors, the board of supervisors shall hold a hearing and shall hear any evidence produced to establish the validity of the petition or resolution and such further evidence as may be necessary as to divide the district into divisions as nearly equal in area as may be practicable.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1323.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35027.

35027. Within 10 days after said hearing, the board of supervisors, if they determine that the resolution or petition is valid, shall forthwith order the establishment of divisions in the district as nearly equal in area as may be practicable and shall file a copy of said order with the board of directors of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 1961, Ch. 1323.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35028.

35028. After the entry of the order establishing divisions within a district, one director shall be elected from each division and shall be a holder of title to land therein.
(Amended by Stats. 1979, Ch. 262.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35029.

35029. The entry of the order dividing the district into divisions shall not affect the term of any director until his term expires.
(Added by Stats. 1955, Ch. 207.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 2 - Establishment of Divisions › Section 35030.

35030. At least 80 days prior to the next general district election, the board shall designate the divisions from which directors shall be elected. The number designated shall equal the number of directors to be elected at that election. At the next succeeding general district election, the directors shall be elected from the remaining divisions.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35040.

35040. The voting procedure within a district shall be changed from that of a landowner voting district to that of a resident voting district at such time as the board of directors shall determine by a resolution adopted in conformity with the provisions of this article.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35041.

35041. Between January 1 and March 30 of each year, the secretary of the district shall inspect the assessable area within the district. At such time as at least 50 percent of the assessable area within the district is devoted to and developed for residential, industrial, or nonagricultural commercial use, or any combination thereof, such fact shall be certified to the board of directors by the secretary of the district. Any time after such certification the registered voters residing within the district may petition for a change in the voting procedure from a landowner voting district to a resident voting district.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35042.

35042. The petition shall be signed by not less than 25 percent of the registered voters who reside within the district, but shall contain a minimum of 25 signatures.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35043.

35043. The petition shall be substantially in the following form:
The secretary of the ____ Water District having heretofore certified to the board of directors of the district that at least 50 percent of the assessable area within the district is devoted to and developed for residential, industrial, or nonagricultural commercial use, or any combination thereof, the undersigned voters who reside within the boundaries of ____ Water District hereby petition the board of directors thereof to hold all elections on the basis of resident voting district, rather than a landowner voting district.
Date
Signature
Address
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35044.

35044. Duplicate copies of the petition form shall constitute one petition when filed. If the district is in more than one county, signatures shall be obtained on separate copies of the petition in each county so that such petitions shall contain the signature only of residents of the county in which the copy was circulated.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35045.

35045. Each petition shall be signed and dated by registered voters who reside within the district and shall show their residence address.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35046.

35046. Each page of the petition which contains the signature of one or more registered voters shall show thereon the affidavit of the circulator in the following form:
The undersigned circulator of the above petition hereby declares under penalty of perjury that the circulator of this petition was over the age of 18 years, and that the signatures hereon are the signatures of the persons named and were signed in the presence of the circulator.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35048.

35048. The petition shall be filed with the county elections official of the principal county at least six months prior to the date of the next general district election.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 163. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35049.

35049. The signatures to the petition shall be verified as follows:
(a) If the district is wholly in one county, the county elections official shall examine the signatures and from the records of registration ascertain whether or not the petition is signed by the requisite number of registered voters.
(b) If the district is situated in more than one county, each county elections official shall examine that portion of the petition bearing signatures obtained in that county and from the records of registration ascertain the number of signatures of registered voters in that portion of the district lying in that county. The county elections official of a county other than the principal county shall prepare a certificate, and file the same with the county elections official of the principal county, showing the number of valid signatures of registered voters in that county who signed the petition, and shall also show the total number of registered voters in that county within the district on the date of filing the petition.
(c) The county elections official of the principal county shall attach to the petition a certificate showing the total number of valid signatures thereon, and the total number of registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 164. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35050.

35050. If the number of signatures is not sufficient, a supplemental petition, in the form of a duplicate petition, but bearing additional signatures, may be filed with the county elections official of the principal county within 10 days from the date on which the county elections official of the principal county certified the results of the examination. The supplemental petition shall be verified in the same manner as the original petition. If the signatures on the petition are still insufficient, no action shall be taken thereon. The petition shall remain on file as a public record and failure to secure sufficient signatures shall not prejudice the later filing of an entirely new petition.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 165. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35051.

35051. If the petition contains at least 25 valid signatures and if the total number of valid signatures on the petition constitutes 25 percent or more of the registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition, the county elections official of the principal county shall prepare a certificate to that effect, attach the same to the petition, and deliver, by mail or personal delivery, the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35052.

35052. At the next regular meeting following the delivery by the county elections official of the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district, the board of directors shall adopt a resolution reciting the delivery of the petition and certificate and specifying that all future elections in the district shall be conducted as a resident voting district, rather than a landowner voting district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 167. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35053.

35053. The secretary of the district shall file with the county elections official of each county in which any portion of the district is located, a certified copy of the resolution. The secretary shall cause a copy of the resolution to be published once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper of general circulation used for the publication of district notices.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 168. Effective January 1, 2003.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35054.

35054. After adoption of the resolution by the board of directors, all elections within the district for elective offices, bonds, or other purposes shall be conducted under laws relating to resident voting districts and all provisions of this article shall prevail over any contrary provisions in this division relating to landowner voting districts.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35055.

35055. All directors thereafter elected shall be residents of the district, and shall be registered voters at the time of their election and during their term of office. Such directors need not be landowners.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35056.

35056. (a) After the establishment of a resident voting district, the provisions set forth in Article 2 (commencing with Section 35025) of this chapter are no longer applicable. The board of directors may at any time establish divisions within the district.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, subdivision (c) applies to districts in which directors are elected by divisions.
(c) The board of directors shall, by resolution, adjust the boundaries of any divisions pursuant to Chapter 8 (commencing with Section 22000) of Division 21 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1998, Ch. 435, Sec. 10. Effective January 1, 1999.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35057.

35057. At the first election of directors following the adoption of the resolution by the board establishing a resident voting district, the number of directors to be elected shall correspond with the number of directors whose terms expire. The directors whose terms have not expired shall serve their unexpired terms under the qualifications to hold office that existed prior to the adoption of the resolution establishing a resident voting district. In such first election and in all subsequent elections, the form of the ballot and the conduct of the election shall be governed by the Uniform District Election Law for resident voting districts.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35058.

35058. The adoption, in accordance with the provisions of this article, of a resolution changing the method of voting shall in no way invalidate any act of the district, its directors, officers, and employees, made or performed while the district was operating as a landowner voting district.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35059.

35059. Any bonds of the district, authorized or issued in any manner provided by law, and any proceedings taken by the district in connection therewith, prior to the adoption of the resolution changing the method of voting, shall not be affected by such resolution, and the bonds shall continue to be legally authorized or issued bonds. Bonds of the district to which this section is applicable shall include, but not be limited to, any of the following:
(a) Bonds authorized pursuant to Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 35150) of this part.
(b) Bonds authorized on behalf of an improvement district pursuant to Chapter 4.9 (commencing with Section 36410) of Part 6 of this division.
(c) Bonds authorized pursuant to Chapter 3.5 (commencing with Section 36250) of Part 6 of this division.
(d) Bonds, including additional bonds, authorized pursuant to Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35950) of Part 6 of this division.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 1 - Elections Generally › ARTICLE 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections › Section 35060.

35060. After establishment of a resident voting district, the provisions of Sections 35305 and 35306 shall no longer be applicable. The board of directors may at any time alter, repeal, or amend the bylaws by a majority vote. Any alteration, repeal, or amendment to the bylaws shall be recorded with the county recorder of each affected county.
(Added by Stats. 1973, Ch. 643.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Procedure › ARTICLE 1 - Conduct of Elections › Section 35100.

35100. District elections shall be conducted in conformity with the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code) and any provisions of law generally applicable to districts organized under this division.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 243. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Procedure › ARTICLE 1 - Conduct of Elections › Section 35106.

35106. This section shall apply only to landowner voting districts. The ballots used at any general district election in a landowner voting district, including bond elections, shall be provided by the county elections official pursuant to the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code) and shall be in the following form:
(a) Each ballot shall have a perforated line across the top portion of the ballot two inches down and parallel to the top thereof. From this perforated line to the top of the ballot a vertical perforated line shall be placed in the center of the ballot.
(b) Above the perforated line and on both sides of the vertical perforation the ballot shall be printed with the name of the district, the date of the election and the ballot number. All ballots shall be numbered consecutively starting with number one.
(c) Above the perforated line and to the left of the vertical perforation shall be printed: “Number of votes entitled to cast:”.
(d) Below the perforated line the following shall be printed in the order enumerated:
(1) The name of the district and the date of the election.
(2) “Number of votes entitled to cast:”.
(3) A solid black line. Immediately under the line shall be printed: “Fold bottom of ballot up to this line.”
(4) The names of the candidates, in accordance with the randomized alphabet as provided for in Section 13112 of the Elections Code.
(5) Any propositions, including authorizations to issue bonds, or other matters to be submitted to the voters.
(e) Appropriate squares shall be placed after each candidate and proposition on the right side of the ballot.
(f) Appropriate voting instructions may be placed on the ballot.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 244. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Procedure › ARTICLE 1 - Conduct of Elections › Section 35110.

35110. As soon as the result of the canvass by the county elections official is declared, the county elections official shall prepare and mail to the board of supervisors the statement prescribed in Section 10550 of the Elections Code.
(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 246. Effective January 1, 1995.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Procedure › ARTICLE 1 - Conduct of Elections › Section 35111.

35111. Within 10 days from the receipt by the board of supervisors of the certificate showing the results of the election, the clerk of the board of supervisors shall certify as a true copy and record with the county recorder of each affected county a copy of that certificate.
(Added by renumbering Section 35113 by Stats. 1959, Ch. 288.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 2 - Procedure › ARTICLE 2 - Contest of Elections › Section 35125.

35125. Any person interested may commence the contest of a district election, other than a general district election, within 20 days after the result has been declared by filing a complaint in the superior court of the county where the election was held. If no contest is commenced within that time the declaration of the result by the board of election is final and conclusive.
(Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35150.

35150. After a plan of irrigation works has been adopted pursuant to Section 35950, the board shall, by a resolution adopted and entered in its minutes, order a special election to submit to the voters a proposal of whether or not bonds in an amount specified in the order calling the election shall be authorized when either:
(a) The board determines that the bonds should be issued.
(b) The board receives a petition requesting the issuance of bonds signed by persons holding title to a majority in area of the land.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35151.

35151. Notice of a bond election shall be published once a week for four weeks in a newspaper of general circulation published in each affected county. Proof of publication shall be filed with the secretary prior to the day of the election.
(Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35152.

35152. Notice of a bond election shall specify:
(a) The time and place of the election.
(b) The purpose of the election.
(c) The amount and type of bonds proposed to be issued.
(d) The maximum interest rate to be paid.
(e) The purpose of the bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1329.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35152.5.

35152.5. All district bond elections, after having been called and noticed pursuant to the provisions of this chapter, shall be held and conducted in the manner provided for general district elections of the district.
(Added by Stats. 1968, Ch. 104.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35153.

35153. The ballots cast at a bond election shall specify the amount and purpose of the proposed bond issue and the maximum rate of interest to be paid on the bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1329.)
2023 California Code › Water Code - WAT › DIVISION 13 - CALIFORNIA WATER DISTRICTS › PART 4 - ELECTIONS › CHAPTER 3 - Bond Elections › Section 35154.

35154. If revenue bonds are proposed to be issued, the ballots cast at a bond election shall contain a statement to the effect that the bonds shall be revenue bonds payable solely from the revenues of the district or a designated portion thereof, and that whether or not all of the revenues of the district are to be applied to the bonds, the bonds shall never be a lien or charge upon any land or other property in the district, and no tax or assessment shall ever be levied or collected to pay principal or interest on the bonds.
(Amended by Stats. 1980, Ch. 6, Sec. 1. Effective January 1, 1981.)