SECTIONS 20910-20916 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 20910-20916

20910. For the purposes of the formation election the board of
supervisors shall establish a convenient number of election precincts
in the proposed district and define their boundaries.

20911. The precinct board for the formation election shall be
appointed, candidates for the offices of the proposed district shall
be nominated, ballots and other supplies shall be provided and the
election shall be conducted as nearly as practicable in accordance
with the provisions concerning general elections except as to:
(a) Notice of the election.
(b) Nominating petitions, which may be filed with the clerk of the
board of supervisors not less than 15 days before the election.
(c) Mailing of sample ballots, which mailing to each voter
entitled to vote at the election, as determined by the county
elections official, shall be completed at least three whole days
before the election.
(d) Other inconsistent provisions in this chapter.

20912. The board of supervisors shall act in place of the board,
and the clerk of the board of supervisors shall act in place of the
secretary.

20913. At the formation election the elective officers of the
district shall be elected, but only one person shall be elected to
fill the offices consolidated, if any.

20914. On the ballots provided for the formation election shall be
printed a proposition substantially as follows: "Shall the proposed
____ Irrigation District be formed " followed by the words "Yes" and
"No" with inclosed voting spaces thereafter.

20915. The board of supervisors shall meet on the second Monday
following the formation election to canvass the votes cast, and only
if upon the canvass it appears that a majority of all the votes cast
at the formation election are "Irrigation District--Yes" shall the
board canvass the votes for the candidates for the district offices
and declare the persons receiving respectively the highest number of
votes to be elected.

20916. No informalities in the conduct of the formation election or
in any related matters shall invalidate the election or the result
if notice was given substantially as provided and the election was
fairly conducted.