SECTIONS 21925-21935 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 21925-21935

21925. After an order determining the amount of bonds which should
be issued, the board shall call a bond election to submit to the
voters a proposal of whether or not bonds in the amount determined in
the order should be authorized when either:
(a) The board so determines.
(b) The board receives a petition requesting the election signed
by either:
(1) A majority in number of the holders of title to land who are
also the holders of title to a majority in value of all of the land.
(2) Five hundred or more persons, each of whom is either an
elector or a holder of title to land and which petitioners include
the holders of title to not less than 20 per cent in value of all of
the land.

21926. Notice of a bond election shall be given by publication of
the notice, in some newspaper published in the office county, once a
week for at least three successive weeks.

21927. Notice of a bond election shall specify:
(a) The day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for
holding the election.
(b) The amount of bonds proposed to be issued.

21928. At a bond election several proposals as to the issuance of
bonds may be submitted separately on the same ballot if:
(a) Estimates of the cost of the respective projects have been
made.
(b) The commission has reported thereon.
(c) The respective proposals have been stated in the notices of
the election.

21929. The ballots shall contain a general statement of the
proposals to be voted on, including the amount of bonds proposed to
be issued for each purpose, but no informality in the statement shall
vitiate the election. Each proposal shall be followed by the words
"Yes" and "No" on separate lines with a small inclosed space after
each of the two words.

21930. On bond election ballots there shall be printed under the
heading "Instructions to voters": "To vote for a proposal, stamp a
cross (+) in the voting space after the word " yes' following the
proposal. To vote against a proposal, stamp a cross (+) in the voting
space after the word " No' following the proposal."

21931. The voters shall vote for or against any proposal at a bond
election by stamping a cross (+) in the voting space after the word
"Yes" or "No" respectively.

21932. Bond elections shall be held and the result determined and
declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with general district
elections.

21933. The issuance of bonds is authorized when, at a bond
election, any of the following occurs:
(a) Two-thirds of the votes cast on the proposal are "yes."
(b) A majority of the votes cast on the proposal are "yes" when
the election was called pursuant to a petition sufficient to require
it to be called.
(c) A majority of the votes cast on the proposal are "Yes" when
the bonds to be issued are payable both as to principal and interest
solely from revenue and not directly or indirectly from assessments
and the board finds that in its judgment the proposed revenues will
each year, after deducting a reasonable allowance for the cost of
operation and maintenance, if any, which must be paid from the
revenues, be at least one and one-tenth times the debt service
requirements for that year for principal, interest, sinking funds and
reserve funds of all the bonds, including the bonds to be issued,
payable from the revenues.

21934. If the number of votes for any bond proposal is less than
the number required to authorize the issuance of the bonds, the
result of the vote shall be entered of record. The proposal may be
again submitted at a bond election upon the presentation to the board
of a petition for the subsequent election signed as required for the
calling of the previous election.

21935. No informalities in the conduct of the election shall
invalidate the election if fairly conducted.