The board may call an election any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district will be dissolved. Upon the filing with the clerk of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call such an election.
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Section § 80000
This law allows the board of a district to call for an election to decide whether the district should be dissolved. If at least 25% of voters from the last statewide general election sign a petition requesting it, the board is required to hold this election.
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Section § 80001
This section states that once a petition is filed to dissolve a district, an election must be held within 60 days to let the voters decide whether the district should be dissolved.
The election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether or not the district shall be dissolved shall be held within 60 days next succeeding the date on which the petition is filed.
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Section § 80002
Any time there is an election to dissolve an organization, a notice must be published to inform the public. This applies whether the election is initiated by a petition or ordered by the board. The election date must be set at least 30 days after the first notice is published.
Notice of any election for dissolution, whether called because of the filing of a petition or ordered by the board without petition, shall be published. The date fixed for the election shall not be less than 30 days from the date of the first publication of the notice.
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Section § 80003
This law section specifies that election ballots in California concerning the dissolution of the Marin County Transit District must include standard instructions similar to those used in general state and county elections. Additionally, voters will face a straightforward choice on the ballot: whether the Marin County Transit District should be dissolved, with options of 'YES' or 'NO'.
The ballots for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general state and county elections and in addition the following:
Shall the Marin County Transit District be dissolved?
YES
NO
Marin County Transit District dissolution vote election ballot instructions
Section § 80004
This law states that the board must tally the votes. If most people vote to dissolve the district, the board must formally dissolve it through a resolution.
The board shall canvass the vote. If a majority of the votes favor dissolution, the board shall by resolution dissolve the district.
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Section § 80005
The board is required to submit an official copy of its resolution to both the Secretary of State and the local county recorder's office for documentation.
The board shall file a certified copy of the resolution with the Secretary of State and for record in the office of the county recorder.
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Section § 80006
This law states that when a district is dissolved, any property it owns or controls located within a city automatically becomes the city's property. If the property is outside a city, it becomes the property of the county where it is located.
Upon dissolution the right, title, and interest to property owned or controlled by the district situated within the limits of any city vests absolutely in the city. If such property is situated outside the limits of a city, it vests in the county in which it is situated.
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Section § 80007
The county's board of supervisors takes on the role of managing a district that has been dissolved. They have the authority to collect taxes and assessments and handle any necessary tasks to settle the district's affairs, including paying off any debts it owes.
The board of supervisors is, ex officio, the governing body of the dissolved district. It may levy taxes and assessments and perform other acts necessary to wind up the district affairs and to raise money for the payment of outstanding indebtedness.
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