SECTIONS 35185-35195 - California Statutes

WATER CODE

SECTION 35185-35195

35185. The provisions of this chapter shall apply only to the
Moulton-Niguel Water District. For purposes of this chapter "district"
means the Moulton-Niguel Water District.

35186. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the bylaws of
the district, all elections held after the effective date of this
chapter within the district, including elections for directors and
elections which are required by law to authorize any special taxes or
bonded indebtedness, except special taxes or bonded indebtedness of
an uninhabited improvement district, shall be conducted as resident
voter elections in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. As
used in this chapter, "uninhabited improvement district" means an
improvement district having 12 or less registered voters residing
therein.

35187. Qualified voters within the district shall be residents of
and registered voters in the district.

35188. All directors elected after the effective date of this
chapter shall be residents of the district and shall be registered
voters at the time of their election and during their term of office.

35189. Directors of the district shall be elected on an at-large
basis unless the board of directors determines that directors shall
be elected by divisions. The term "by divisions," as used in this
chapter, means the election of directors by voters of the division
alone.

35190. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of
directors may at any time establish divisions within the district in
accordance with the provisions of this chapter. If the board of
directors decides to establish divisions, the following shall apply:
(a) The board of directors shall by resolution divide the district
into as many divisions as there are directors and assign a number to
each division. Such divisions shall be as nearly equal in population
as practicable; provided, however, that if there is uninhabited
land, which shall be defined as land having 12 or less registered
voters residing therein in excess of 3,000 contiguous acres within
any improvement district, such land may be designated by the board of
directors as a division, and in such event elections for director
for such division, which director need only be a holder of title to
land within such division, shall be conducted in accordance with the
provisions of Article 1 (commencing with Section 35000) of Chapter 1
and Chapter 2 (commencing with Section 35100) of this part.
(b) After approving the election of directors by divisions, the
board of directors shall by resolution, not less than 120 days prior
to the next general district election, designate which divisions
shall elect directors at that election to succeed the directors whose
terms then expire. The remaining divisions shall elect directors at
the general district election next following that election.
(c) Each director elected by division shall be a resident of that
division.
(d) The board of directors by resolution may, at any time after
initially dividing the district into divisions, but not less than 120
days before a general district election, change the boundaries of
the divisions to keep them as nearly equal in population as
practicable.

35191. At the first general district election following January 1,
1981, 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
qualification to hold office that existed prior to January 1, 1981.
In that 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 (Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500)
of Division 10 of the Elections Code) for resident voting elections.

35193. The provisions of this chapter shall in no way invalidate
any act of the district, its directors, or its officers and employees
made or performed while the district was operating as a landowner
voting district.

35194. 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. For the purposes of this chapter,
"bonds" shall include notes and any other evidences of indebtedness
of the district or any improvement district thereof.

35195. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the board of
directors may at any time alter, repeal, or amend the district's
bylaws by a majority vote. Any alteration, repeal, or amendment to
the bylaws shall be recorded with the county recorder of each
affected county.