SECTIONS 100040-100050 - California Statutes

PUBLIC UTILITIES CODE

SECTION 100040-100050

100040. Upon adoption of the resolution provided for in Section
100032, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara shall
adopt a resolution calling an election within the proposed district
for the purpose of determining whether the proposed district shall be
formed.

100041. The resolution calling the formation election shall be
published pursuant to Government Code Section 6061. The resolution
shall:
(a) Call, provide and give notice of the special election.
(b) Fix a date of election.
(c) State the question to be submitted to the voters pursuant to
Section 100042.
(d) Contain such other matters as may be necessary to call,
provide for and give notice of such election and to provide for the
conduct thereof and the canvass of the returns thereupon.

100042. The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions
as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto
the following:

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|Shall the "Santa Clara County YES( )|
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|District" be formed? NO ( )|
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100043. (a) The registrar of voters shall mail a notice of polling
place, date and purpose of the election to each registered voter of
the county.
(b) The provisions of Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of
Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code relating to ballot
arguments and analyses shall be applicable to the formation election.
The general elections provisions of the Elections Code (as far as
they may be applicable) relating to the qualifications of voters, the
manner of voting, the form of the ballot, the duties of precinct and
election officers, the canvassing of returns, and all other
particulars shall govern the formation election.

100044. No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless
he is a registered voter of the county.

100045. The election may be held on the same day as any other
state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith.

100046. The county registrar of voters shall canvass the returns
and certify the election results to the Board of Supervisors of the
County of Santa Clara.

100047. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara shall
make all provisions for the holding of the election throughout the
district as proposed, and the cost of said election shall be a charge
against the general funds of the county.

100048. If a majority of the electors voting on the proposition
vote in favor of the formation of the district, the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara shall adopt an order
declaring the result of the election and declaring the district to be
formed and shall cause a certified copy of such order to be filed in
the office of the Secretary of State, at which time the formation of
the district shall be deemed complete.

100049. No informality in any proceeding or in the conduct of the
election, not substantially affecting adversely the legal rights of
any citizen, shall be held to invalidate the formation of the
district. Any proceedings wherein the validity of formation is denied
shall be commenced within 90 days from the date of filing the order
declaring the result of the election with the Secretary of State,
otherwise the formation and the legal existence of the district shall
be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

100050. This part shall not be subject to the Knox-Nisbet Act,
Chapter 6.6 (commencing with Section 54773), Part 1, Division 2,
Title 5 of the Government Code.