California Water Code ARTICLE 1 - Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors

• Section 21550.
  Each district shall contain five divisions unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.(b) An order made pursuant...
• Section 21551.
  Directors shall be elected by the division each represents unless otherwise provided by the more recent of:(a) The order on final hearing on the formation petition.(b) An...
• Section 21552.
  As provided in this article the number of divisions may be changed to three or five or the method of electing directors may be changed...
• Section 21552.1.
  (a) Notwithstanding Sections 21550, 21551 and 21552, the local agency formation commission, in approving either a consolidation of districts or the reorganization of two or more...
• Section 21553.
  The board shall order a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors, or both, or increase the number of directors...
• Section 21554.
  The board shall submit at a general district election or at a special election a proposal for a change in the number of divisions or...
• Section 21555.
  With regard to submitting a proposal at the general district election, the notices required by Section 12112 of the Elections Code shall contain a statement...
• Section 21555.5.
  (a) Notice of a special election called pursuant to Section 21554 shall specify the purpose of the election and the day, hours, and polling places in...
• Section 21556.
  Each proposal shall be stated on the ballot, and the method of voting on it shall be as nearly as practicable in conformity with the...
• Section 21557.
  If a proposal receives the approval of a majority of the voters voting on it in the district and also a majority of the voters...
• Section 21558.
  If an order made pursuant to this article changes the method of electing directors, all directors thereafter elected in the district shall be elected as...
• Section 21559.
  If an order made pursuant to this article changes the number of divisions, the board shall forthwith redivide the district into the number of divisions...
• Section 21560.
  If an order made pursuant to this article changes the number of divisions, the terms of office of all directors shall expire at noon on...
• Section 21561.
  Notwithstanding Sections 21550 and 21551, or any other provision of law to the contrary, directors of the Jackson Valley Irrigation District shall be nominated and...
• Section 21562.
  Notwithstanding Section 21550, if a district contains no divisions and the board consists of three members, without establishing divisions the district may increase the number...
• Section 21562.5.
  (a) This section applies to the Alta Irrigation District.(b) Notwithstanding Section 21550, the board of directors of the district may adopt a resolution that increases the number...

Last modified: October 22, 2018