Each member of the election board, upon entering upon his duties, shall be sworn to a faithful performance thereof by some officer authorized to administer oaths.
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Section § 50750
This law states that every member of an election board must take an oath promising to perform their duties faithfully. The oath must be administered by an official who is authorized to give oaths.
election board oath of office faithful performance
Section § 50751
If the board of supervisors doesn't appoint an election board, then the voters who show up when polls open can choose the election board themselves.
If the board of supervisors fails to appoint an election board, the voters present at the opening of the polls may appoint the election board.
board of supervisors appoint election board voter authority
Section § 50752
This law requires the election board to count and verify the votes. They must then certify the election results by issuing certificates to those elected. Afterward, the ballots must be sealed in an envelope and sent to the county elections official for record-keeping.
The election board shall canvass the votes cast and issue certificates of election to the persons elected, and shall place the ballots, when canvassed, in a sealed envelope and forward it to the county elections official.
election board canvass votes certificates of election
Section § 50753
This law allows voters to use a system called 'cumulative voting' when electing trustees. Voters can either give all their votes to one candidate or spread them out among multiple candidates. The total votes a voter can cast is determined by multiplying the number of trustees to be elected by the number of votes they are entitled to.
Each voter may cumulate his votes, and give one candidate a number of votes equal to the number of trustees to be elected multiplied by the number of votes he is entitled to cast, or to distribute them on the same principle among any number of candidates.
cumulative voting trustee election voter rights
Section § 50754
The irrigation district's board of directors has the authority to vote on behalf of land owned by the district that was acquired through collectors' deeds.
The board of directors of irrigation districts holding title to lands obtained through collectors’ deeds may cast the votes belonging to such lands.
irrigation district board of directors land ownership
Section § 50755
This law allows any eligible voter to question the eligibility of another person's vote. It is up to the election board to decide if the challenged person has the right to vote. Additionally, any election board member can give an oath as part of this process.
Any qualified voter may challenge any vote, and the election board shall determine whether the person challenged is entitled to vote. Any member of the election board may administer oaths for the purposes of this section.
voter eligibility challenge election board decision vote challenge
Section § 50756
The candidates who get the most votes win the election. The number of winners is based on how many positions are available to fill.
The candidates, of the number to be elected, receiving the highest number of votes shall be deemed elected.
election results candidates highest votes
Section § 50757
If someone knowingly lies about their eligibility to vote in a district election, they'll face the same penalties as someone caught voting illegally, as stated in the Elections Code.
Any person who knowingly makes an untrue statement in establishing his right to vote in a district election shall incur all of the penalties provided in the Elections Code for persons illegally voting at elections.
untrue statement district election voter eligibility
Section § 50758
If you become the new owner of a property after the most recent county tax records have been finalized, you or someone legally representing you can vote in the district election as long as you show proof that you own the property.
If the ownership of any property in the district is changed after the making of the last equalized tax roll for the county wherein the property is situated, the owner thereof or his legal representative may vote at a district election upon the production of evidence of ownership of such property.
property ownership change district election voting evidence of ownership
Section § 50759
This law states that in district elections, you can't vote by proxy unless you have a written document that gives you the authority to do so. This document must be acknowledged and certified in the same way as real estate documents and must be filed with the election board.
No person shall vote by proxy at a district election unless authority to vote is evidenced by an instrument in writing acknowledged and certified in the same manner as grants of real property and filed with the election board.
vote by proxy district election writing instrument
