If sufficient objections are not presented to the board at the hearing, it shall call an election to be held in the district for the purpose of authorizing the assessment.
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Section § 75440
If no significant objections are made during a hearing, the board must organize an election within the district to decide on approving the assessment.
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Section § 75441
This law section states that election notices must be posted and published. The elections should be conducted as much as possible following the rules set out in Chapter 3, starting with Section 74790, in Part 6 of the same division.
Notice of the election shall be posted and published and the election shall be conducted, insofar as practicable, in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 74790) of Part 6 of this division.
election notices election procedures posting and publishing
Section § 75442
This law section allows for multiple purposes to be included and voted on during a single election.
Several purposes may be submitted at the same election.
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Section § 75443
Only people who are registered voters within the district are allowed to vote in the election.
Only qualified electors of the district may vote at the election.
qualified electors district voting election eligibility
Section § 75444
This section outlines how ballots for an election regarding a project assessment should be formatted. Voters will see options to select 'Project assessment—Yes' or 'Project assessment—No.' The ballot will also include a brief explanation of the assessment's amount and purpose.
The ballots at the election shall contain the words: “Project assessment—Yes,” and “Project assessment—No,” or words of similar import, together with a general statement of the amount and purpose of the assessment to be levied.
ballot wording project assessment election ballot
Section § 75445
This law section states that if more than half the voters in both cities and unincorporated areas vote in favor of a project assessment proposition, it is considered approved. This approval allows the stated project assessment to be levied for the specified amount and purpose.
If a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors in cities and a majority of the votes cast by the qualified electors residing in unincorporated areas for the proposition are marked and counted “Project assessment—Yes” or appear to favor the proposition submitted, the proposition shall be deemed to have been accepted by the voters and to authorize the levy of the project assessment in the amount of and for the purpose stated in the proposition.
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