Title PUC, California Pub. Util. Code

The County Elections Official of the County of Santa Cruz shall compare the signatures to the petition with the affidavits of registration and certify to their sufficiency or insufficiency. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 114. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Upon receipt of certified copies of the resolutions or of a sufficient petition, the board of supervisors to whom they are presented shall call an election within the proposed district without delay, to be held on the next established election date not less than 74 days after the…

Before calling the election the board of supervisors shall divide the proposed district into five wards, the boundaries of which shall be so drawn that each shall contain approximately an equal number of voters, as nearly as may be. The public agencies and any other territory inc…

Upon establishing the wards, the board of supervisors shall publish notice of the election within the proposed district. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

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 written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the coun…

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 citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a …

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 prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the…

The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question. The ballot pamphlet shall contain the followin…

The notice shall state the name of the proposed district, and describe the boundaries thereof and the boundaries of the wards provided for the purpose of electing directors. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “ (giving name thereof) municipal utility district” be created and established? YES NO (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The ballots shall also contain the names of the persons nominated in each ward to serve as a member of the board from such ward, showing separately each ward and its nominees. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Any person may be nominated for the office of director upon written petition of at least 50 voters of the ward in which such person resides. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Candidates for the office of director shall be voted upon at large, and every voter in the proposed district may vote for all of the directors to be elected. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

No person shall be entitled to vote at the election unless he is a voter of the territory included in the proposed district. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The election may be held on the same day as any other state, county, or city election, and be consolidated therewith. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

The board of supervisors which called the election shall meet on Monday next succeeding the day of the election and canvass the votes cast thereat. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

(a) The board of supervisors shall canvass, separately, the returns of each public agency and each parcel of unincorporated territory, if any. (b) Subject to subdivision (c), the board of supervisors shall declare a district created and established of those public agencies and pa…

No person may serve as a director unless he is a resident and voter of the district as finally determined. Any vacancies on the board caused by the elimination of territory shall be filled by appointment by the remaining directors, in which case ward lines may be disregarded. (En…

The board of supervisors shall also canvass the returns of the election with respect to the persons voted for as directors, and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes, for each ward, respectively, to be duly elected as directors of the district, if they a…

The board of supervisors calling the election shall make all provision for the holding thereof throughout the entire district as proposed, and shall pay the cost thereof. (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

If a special election is held exclusively on the proposition of organizing a district, the expenditure therefor shall be reimbursed to the county which called the election by means of a tax on all the taxable property within the public agencies and unincorporated territory which …

The commission may adopt a seal and alter it at its pleasure. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

The commission may sue and be sued, except as otherwise provided by law, in all actions and proceedings, in all court and tribunals of competent jurisdiction. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. 23.)

All claims for money or damages against the commission are governed by Division 3.6 (commencing with Section 810) of Title 1 of the Government Code except as provided therein, or by other statutes or regulations expressly applicable thereto. (Added by Stats. 1985, Ch. 1576, Sec. …

The commission may make contracts and enter into stipulations of any nature whatsoever, including, but not limited to, contracts and stipulations to indemnify and hold harmless, to employ labor, and to do all acts necessary and convenient for the full exercise of the powers grant…

The commission may contract with any department or agency of the United States of America, with any public agency, including, but not limited to, the Department of Transportation, the San Diego Association of Governments, or any transit development board, county, or city, or with…

The commission may provide and maintain, by contract with a public agency or by other means, a security force to enforce its regulations, preserve and protect any public transit system or project financed pursuant to this chapter, and preserve and protect the public peace, health…

The board of supervisors receiving the certificates delivered pursuant to Section 15765 shall meet and examine them within three weeks after all the elections are held. If it appears from the certificates that a majority of the votes cast at the election in each unincorporated te…

If it appears from the certificates that a majority of the electors voting at the election has voted against the formation of the district, the proceedings shall fail entirely. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

When the board of supervisors has completed its examination of the certificates, and has made the order provided in Section 15791, it shall forthwith attach together the duplicate certificates in two rolls, each roll to contain one of each of the certificates and a copy of the or…

The board of supervisors shall immediately deposit one roll for filing in the office of the Secretary of State, and cause the other roll to be recorded in the office of the recorder of each county in which any part of the district is situated and filed in the office of the county…

Upon the receipt of the duplicate roll the Secretary of State shall issue his certificate reciting that it is filed in his office and that the public utility district, naming it, is incorporated as a district pursuant to this division. The certificate shall be forwarded to the bo…

No charge shall be made by either the Secretary of State or any county recorder or county elections official for the services required of him or her under this article. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 92. Effective January 1, 2003.)

From and after the date the duplicate roll is filed with the Secretary of State, the district is incorporated as a public utility district, with all the rights, privileges, and powers set forth in this division. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 72.)

The board may change the name of the district by adoption of an ordinance changing the name of the district and by giving notification of the name change to the State Controller, the State Board of Equalization, and the board of supervisors of each county which has land within th…

If after the hearing the board of supervisors of each affected county determines that the district should be formed, each board, by resolution entered on its minutes, shall: (a) Define and describe the boundaries of the district or otherwise designate its territorial extent. (b) …

The resolution shall be published pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code in each county and city in the district. The first publication shall be at least 30 days prior to the date of the election. The resolution may be published in more than one newspaper by order of the…

The proposition submitted at the election shall be “Shall the proposition to form ____________________ Airport District under the California Airport District Act be adopted?” (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

Except as otherwise provided in this article, the election shall be called, noticed, and conducted, candidates nominated, the vote canvassed, and the results declared in the manner prescribed by law for general municipal elections in general law cities and by the general laws so …

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 written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the coun…

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 citizens entitled to vote on the district formation proposition, or any combination of such voters and associations of citizens, may file a …

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 prescribed, such election officials shall select one of the arguments for printing and distribution to the voters. In selecting the…

The officials in charge of conducting the election shall cause a ballot pamphlet concerning the district formation proposition to be voted on to be printed and mailed to each voter entitled to vote on the district formation question. The ballot pamphlet shall contain the followin…

At the first election the board of supervisors of each affected county and its clerk have the powers and duties vested in the legislative bodies of cities and their clerks by the general laws described in Section 22229. Thereafter the board of directors of the district and its se…

The canvass of the returns of the election shall be made at the time, in the manner, and by the officers prescribed by law for special elections in each affected county. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)

If the canvass is made by an officer other than the board of supervisors of the affected county, the officer shall transmit the results to the board of supervisors. The board of supervisors shall declare the result of the election. (Added by Stats. 1953, Ch. 151.)