Within 20 days after the adoption of the resolution establishing the boundaries, the supervising authority shall call and give notice of an election to be held in the proposed district to determine whether the district shall be formed and to select the elective officers, if any, of the district.
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Section § 58130
This law requires that, within 20 days of setting the boundaries for a new district, the authority in charge must organize and announce an election. This election will decide if the district will be established and who will be elected as its officers, if applicable.
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Section § 58131
This law section explains how elections are organized for certain districts, detailing two main exceptions from general district elections:
(a) The supervising authority is responsible for setting up election precincts, choosing polling places, announcing the election, and appointing the election board.
(b) The supervising authority also receives, reviews, and officially announces the election results in their next regular meeting after the election.
The election shall be called and conducted, and any candidates shall be nominated as in general district elections except:
(a)CA Government Code § 58131(a) The supervising authority shall establish election precincts, designate the polling places, publish notice, and appoint the election board.
(b)CA Government Code § 58131(b) The election returns shall be forwarded to the supervising authority which shall canvass them and declare the election results at its next regular meeting following the election.
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Section § 58132
If more than half of the votes in an election support forming a district, the supervising authority must officially declare the district established. They will assign a name to the district and outline its boundaries in their records.
If a majority of the votes cast at the election favors the organization of the district, by resolution entered on its minutes the supervising authority shall declare the district duly organized under the principal act, give the designated name of the district, and describe its boundaries.
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Section § 58133
As soon as a district's formation is officially declared, the clerk needs to file a certified copy of that declaration with the Secretary of State and also record it in every county where the district's land is located. Once these steps are done, the district is officially established.
Immediately after the passing of the resolution declaring the organization of the district, the clerk shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder of each county in which any land in the district is situated. Upon such filing the organization of the district is complete.
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