Title WAT, California Water Code

The notice of the election shall set forth the following: (a) The day, hours, and polling places in each precinct for holding the election. (b) The amount of money proposed to be raised by the assessment. (c) A general statement of the purposes for which it is intended to be used…

To the right of or below each question on the ballot, the words “Yes” and “No” shall be printed on separate lines, with voting targets. (Repealed and added by Stats. 2025, Ch. 303, Sec. 50. (AB 1512) Effective January 1, 2026.)

The election shall be held and the result determined and declared as nearly as practicable in conformity with the provisions governing bond elections. (Added by Stats. 1943, Ch. 372.)

If a majority of the votes cast at the election are “Assessment—Yes,” the district by its board shall at the time of the levy of the annual assessments levy a sum sufficient to raise the amount voted or if the notice of election provides for annual installments, then a sum suffic…

The provisions of this article shall apply only to the Pleasant Valley County Water District, heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County, and the Kings County Water District, heretofore formed in Kings County. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2019.)

All ballots printed shall be precisely on the same size, quality, tint of paper, kind of type, and color of ink so that without the number it would be impossible to distinguish one ballot from another. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The names of all candidates printed upon the ballot shall be in type of the same size and style. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

A column may be provided on the right-hand side for questions permitted by this division to be voted upon at water district elections. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The order of candidates names on the ballot shall be as provided by the Elections Code. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1978, Ch. 1287.)

The county elections official shall cause the ballots to be printed, bound, and numbered as provided in the Elections Code, except as otherwise required in this division. (Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 159. Effective January 1, 2003.)

The ballots shall contain the list of names and the respective offices as published in the proclamation and shall be in substantially the following form: General (or Special) Water District Election, ____ County Water District (Inserting date thereof). Instructions to Voters: To …

The ballot shall contain the following instruction: “For director vote for (giving number).” (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

A half-inch square shall be provided at the right of the name of each candidate wherein to mark the cross. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

Half-inch spaces shall be left below the printed names of candidates for each office, equal in number to the number of offices to be filled, wherein the voter may write the name of any person for whom he wishes to vote. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

A county water district may be annexed to or included within the territory of any municipal utility district organized under the Municipal Utility District Act. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The annexation or inclusion shall not destroy the identity or legal existence of the county water district notwithstanding the identity of purpose or substantial identity of purpose of the municipal utility district to which or into which the county water district is included or …

The annexation may be effected pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 9 (commencing at Section 13801) of Division 6, Public Utilities Code. (Amended by Stats. 1965, Ch. 2043.)

The board shall fix a date when an election shall be held to authorize the bonded indebtedness described in the resolution adopted pursuant to Section 31391. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The board shall provide for holding the election on the day fixed therefor in the same manner as provided by law in respect to general water district elections so far as applicable, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 278.)

The board shall give notice of the election to authorize the bonded indebtedness, which notice shall contain all of the following: (a) The resolution adopted pursuant to Section 31391 calling the election. (b) The boundaries of voting precincts, which shall include only the porti…

Every voter residing within the voting precincts, but no others, may vote at the election. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

In the Pleasant Valley County Water District, every owner of land within the district, but no others, may vote at the election. The special provisions of this section are necessary because in the Pleasant Valley County Water District much of the land is owned by persons living in…

The notice shall be published for two weeks in at least one newspaper, designated by the board, printed and published in the district. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

If there is no newspaper printed and published in the district, the notice shall be posted in three public places in whichever of the following is to be benefited: (a) The district. (b) An improvement district therein. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

The returns of the election shall be made to and the votes canvassed by the board on the first Monday which is six or more days after the election. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 279.)

The results of the election shall be ascertained and declared pursuant to the general water district election laws so far as they may be applicable, except as otherwise provided in this chapter. (Amended by Stats. 1949, Ch. 278.)

As soon as the result is declared, the secretary shall enter in the records of the board a statement of the result. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

No informalities in the conduct of the election shall invalidate the election if fairly conducted. (Added by Stats. 1949, Ch. 274.)

All the expenses of holding the election shall be borne by the district, but said expenses may be included in the amount of the debt to be incurred, as provided in Section 31392, and the district may be reimbursed for bond election expenditures from the proceeds of the sale of bo…

Whenever the electors of a district which has no bonded indebtedness, is not operating a water system, and has not bona fide contracted for the construction of an adequate water system for the district, have refused to authorize the issuance of bonds at three elections, the last …

A district may fix and change a date prior to which applications for water for the ensuing irrigation season are to be received for all crops, or for annual crops and new plantings, and may require a cash deposit to be made at the time of application for each acre for which appli…

The action of a district fixing or changing any date prior to which applications for water are to be received is ineffective until notice of the date is given by publication once a week for two successive weeks in a newspaper published in the office county. The date fixed is effe…

The cash deposit shall, in the discretion of the board, be forfeited as to each acre not using the water applied for if the district has a sufficient supply of water available at the time the water is to be used. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

In the event of water shortage the district may, with respect to the shortage area, give preference to or serve only the land for which application was filed prior to the application date fixed and the land for which no application was required. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

If the available water is inadequate to serve all of the land as to which applications for water are filed pursuant to Section 35450, the district may require the owners of land which is proposed to be planted to annual crops or to new plantings to take a proportionate percentage…

In any year in which the board of a district not having meters or other volumetric measuring instruments or facilities to measure substantially all agricultural water to be delivered concludes the available water supply will be inadequate to serve all land entitled to service tha…

Nothing in this article restricts or limits existing powers of a district to control and provide for distribution of water. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

The board shall provide ways and means for the sale of bonds. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

(a) The bonds, or any part thereof, may be issued and sold as the board determines. (b) Before selling the bonds, or any part thereof, the board may give notice inviting sealed bids in such manner as the board may prescribe. If satisfactory bids are received, the bonds offered fo…

Except as otherwise provided in Section 36170, a district shall not sell or exchange any of its bonds for less than par value plus the accrued interest thereon. (Added by Stats. 1951, Ch. 390.)

When any bonds are sold by the district, the treasurer shall deliver the bonds purchased to the purchaser upon receiving the purchase price of said bonds plus the accrued interest on said bonds and the premium, if any, bid by the purchaser. (Amended by Stats. 1955, Ch. 1329.)

The accrued interest and premium, if any, shall be placed in the general obligation bond fund. The purchase price of said bonds shall be placed in the proper improvement fund and applied exclusively to the purposes for which said bonds were voted. When said purposes have been acc…

If the canvass of the votes cast at the special election shows more than one-half of all votes cast are “Completion of project—Yes” and also shows that more than one-half of the qualified voters who voted at the election voted “Completion of project—Yes” the board shall appoint t…

If completion of the project is not approved at the election, the board may modify the project or propose a new project. If a revised report is not prepared within six months of the election, the board shall enter an order declaring the project abandoned. (Amended by Stats. 1992,…

The order of abandonment shall require all persons having claims against the district or proposed district, except the holders of warrants issued pursuant to the provisions of this division and presented for payment, to file them with the necessary vouchers with the district with…

Notice of the order requiring presentation of claims stating the time and place shall be published by the board in the county in which the office of the district is located once a week for four successive weeks, commencing within 10 days after the making of the order. (Amended by…