California Legal Codes and Statutes

§ 35051

Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 2003.

If the petition contains at least 25 valid signatures and if the total number of valid signatures on the petition constitutes 25 percent or more of the registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition, the county elections official of the principal county shall prepare a certificate to that effect, attach the same to the petition, and deliver, by mail or personal delivery, the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district.

Cite this section

Cal. Wat. Code § 35051 (2026)
https://ca.codecond.com/codes/wat/division-13-california-water-districts/part-4-elections/chapter-1-elections-generally/article-3-alternative-method-of-conducting-elections/section-35051

Other sections in Article 3 - Alternative Method of Conducting Elections

§ 35040§ 35041§ 35042§ 35043§ 35044§ 35045§ 35046§ 35047§ 35048§ 35049…§ 35051§ 35052§ 35053§ 35054§ 35055§ 35056§ 35057§ 35058§ 35059§ 35060

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