Cost Of Elections - Conduct Of Elections - CA Education

Section § 5420

This law outlines what expenses can be included in the cost of running elections for school districts or community college districts. These expenses might cover paying election workers, publishing notices, printing ballots and other materials, mailing costs, necessary forms, precinct maps, and supplies like flags and ballot boxes. If items like tables or chairs can be borrowed from government offices without rental fees, then those costs are not included.

The cost of any school district or community college district election may include, but need not be limited to:

(a) Compensation of precinct election officers.

(b) Publication of notices.

(c) The cost of printing official ballots, sample ballots, indexes, arguments, statements, official notices, and card notices.

(d) Mailing charges for card notices, arguments, recommendations, statements, and sample ballots.

(e) Forms for rosters, tally sheets, certificates, envelopes, declaration of results forms, and legal forms required for bond elections.

(f) Precinct maps.

(g) The actual cost of supplies such as flags, ballot boxes, chairs and tables, booths, ink pads and stamps, and pencils; provided, that if any such can be borrowed from any state or county office, no charge for rental shall be included in the cost of elections.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 5421

This rule states that if an election is held only within one district, the whole district is responsible for covering the costs. The district will pay for these expenses using its own funds. The costs are calculated by the county elections official and must be approved by the county board of supervisors.

The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds. Election costs shall be determined by the county elections official and approved by the county board of supervisors.

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(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 9. Effective January 1, 2003.)

Section § 5422

This law says that if there's an election that involves two or more districts, each district has to pay an equal share of the election costs from their own funds.

The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 5423

The county superintendent of schools is responsible for paying for combined school board elections using the county school service fund. The involved school districts must then repay the fund based on their share of the costs.

The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among the districts concerned to reimburse the fund.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 5424

If a recall election happens in a district, that district is responsible for paying all the costs of holding the election from its own funds.

The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 5425

If there is an election to form a new community college district, the money to pay for it will come from the county's main budget.

The cost of the election for the formation of a community college district shall be paid from the county general fund.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Section § 5426

This law explains who pays for specific local elections in situations where a piece of land is being transferred from one district to another, and there's a need to decide on taking over any existing debt. If the county demands an election involving the entire district, the cost comes out of the county's general funds.

The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 74630) of Chapter 5 of Part 46 of Division 7 of Title 3, where the election is being held for the assumption of bonded indebtedness of the district to which the territory is being transferred or where the county board of supervisors requires an election to be held in the whole district from which the territory would be transferred, shall be paid from the county general fund.

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(Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)