California Health and Safety Code ARTICLE 2.5 - Election on Formation

• Section 20040.
  The board shall call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district to determine whether the district shall be formed,...
• Section 20040.1.
  Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a...
• Section 20040.2.
  The board of supervisors or any member or members of the board authorized by the board, or any individual voter or bona fide association of...
• Section 20040.3.
  If more than one argument for or more than one argument against the proposed district formation is filed with the election officials within the time...
• Section 20040.4.
  The elections officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be...
• Section 20041.
  The notice of the formation election shall contain:(a)  The date of the election. (b)  A description of the boundaries of the proposed district. (c)  The...
• Section 20042.
  The county clerk shall publish the notice of election once a week for at least two weeks prior to the formation election, in a newspaper...
• Section 20043.
  At the formation election the first directors shall be elected and the following measure shall be submitted: “Shall the proposition to form ______ Police Protection...
• Section 20044.
  No person shall be a candidate for the district board unless he is a resident within the boundaries of the proposed district.(Added by Stats. 1951,...
• Section 20045.
  The election shall be conducted, candidates nominated, the votes canvassed, and the results declared as provided by the Elections Code for election of county officers,...
• Section 20046.
  If a majority of votes cast are in favor of forming the district, the board of supervisors shall by an order entered on its minutes...
• Section 20047.
  No person is entitled to vote on the question of formation of a district, or for the first board of commissioners, unless that person is...

Last modified: October 22, 2018