SECTIONS 35175-35184 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 35175-35184

35175. The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the
manner in which elections are conducted in the Irvine Ranch Water
District. For purposes of this chapter, "district" means the Irvine
Ranch Water District. In all other respects, the district shall
continue to be operated, managed, and governed as a California water
district in accordance with this division and other applicable
provisions of law.

35176. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the bylaws of
the district, all elections held after the effective date of this
section within the district shall be conducted as resident voter
elections in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Nothing
in this chapter shall be construed to require resident voter approval
of bonds where voter approval is not required under the statutory or
constitutional provisions in effect prior to the effective date of
this section.

35177. Qualified voters of the district shall be residents of and
registered voters in the district.

35178. All directors elected after the effective date of this
chapter shall be residents of and registered voters in the district
and shall be registered voters at the time of their election and
during their term of office.

35179. District elections shall be conducted in conformance with
the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4 (commencing with Section
10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code) and the laws generally
applicable to districts created and operated pursuant to this
division, except as follows:
(a) As permitted by Section 1304 of the Elections Code, the
general district election shall be held on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November of every even-numbered year.
(b) As permitted by Section 10555 of the Elections Code, the
general district election shall be consolidated with the statewide
election in accordance with Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of
Division 10 of the Elections Code.
(c) Those directors whose terms of office expire on the last
Friday in June of 1984 shall, instead, continue in their offices
until the last Friday in November of 1984, and those directors whose
terms of office expire on the last Friday in June of 1986 shall,
instead, continue in their offices until the last Friday in November
of 1986.

35179.5. If a vacancy in the office of the director is filled by
appointment, and the vacancy occurred on a date so that, under
Section 1780 of the Government Code, there is required to be an
election at the next general district election to fill the balance of
the unexpired term, then, notwithstanding subdivision (d) of Section
1780 of the Government Code, the person elected shall serve for a
full four-year term, if the terms of office of the directors would
continue to be staggered at each subsequent general district
election.

35180. Directors of the district shall be elected on an at-large
basis. Newly elected directors shall take office on the last Friday
in November next following the general district election. The term of
office of each director shall be four years and each director shall
hold office until his successor qualifies and takes office. The terms
of office of directors shall continue to be staggered to keep as
nearly equal as practicable the number of directors to be elected at
each subsequent general district election.

35181. In order to facilitate an orderly transition to resident
voter elections in June of even-numbered years and to preserve
staggered terms, the terms of office of directors serving on the
effective date of this section shall be modified in accordance with
this section. At the 1980 general district election, two directors
shall be elected to fill the positions of the two directors who were
elected by landowner vote. At the 1982 general district election
three directors shall be elected to fill the positions of the other
three directors. In order to coincide with these election dates the
terms of office of directors shall be extended or shortened as
follows:
(a) The terms of office of the two directors elected by landowner
vote shall expire in June of 1980.
(b) The terms of the two directors elected in November of 1979
shall expire in June of 1982.
(c) The term of the director elected by resident vote in November
of 1977 shall be extended to June of 1982. This extension is deemed
to be a portion of the original term.
Each director shall hold office until a successor qualifies.

35182. After the 1980 general district election and the seating of
the newly elected directors, the board of directors of the district
may increase the number of directors pursuant to Section 34708. If
the number of directors is increased, the term of office of new
directors shall be determined so as to be consistent with the
provisions of this chapter and the requirements of Section 34708.
Expansion of the board of directors shall not affect the manner of
electing directors at large as provided in this chapter.

35183. The provisions of this chapter 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 or while the district was following the alternative voting
procedures previously set forth in this chapter.

35184. Nothing in this chapter shall affect any acts or proceedings
heretofore taken for the authorization, issuance, or sale of any
bonds of the district, in any manner provided by law, prior to the
effective date of this chapter. Nor shall anything in this chapter
affect the ability of the district to sell and issue any bond
heretofore authorized. This section shall be applicable to any bonds
of an improvement district thereof. For the purposes of this chapter,
"bonds" shall include notes and other evidences of indebtedness of
the district or any improvement district thereof.