2005 California Education Code Sections 5420-5426 Article 8. Cost of Elections

5420.  The cost of any school district or community college district
election may include, but need not be limited to:
   (a) Compensation of precinct election officers.
   (b) Publication of notices.
   (c) The cost of printing official ballots, sample ballots,
indexes, arguments, statements, official notices, and card notices.
   (d) Mailing charges for card notices, arguments, recommendations,
statements, and sample ballots.
   (e) Forms for rosters, tally sheets, certificates, envelopes,
declaration of results forms, and legal forms required for bond
elections.
   (f) Precinct maps.
   (g) The actual cost of supplies such as flags, ballot boxes,
chairs and tables, booths, ink pads and stamps, and pencils;
provided, that if any such can be borrowed from any state or county
office, no charge for rental shall be included in the cost of
elections.
5421.  The cost of any election held within a single district shall
be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds.
Election costs shall be determined by the county elections official
and approved by the county board of supervisors.
5422.  The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held
in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the
districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds.
5423.  The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be
paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from
the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among
the districts concerned to reimburse the fund.
5424.  The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the
district in which the recall election is held and paid from district
funds.
5425.  The cost of the election for the formation of a community
college district shall be paid from the county general fund.
5426.  The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article
8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this
division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3
of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 3 (commencing with
Section 74630) of Chapter 5 of Part 46 of Division 7 of Title 3,
where the election is being held for the assumption of bonded
indebtedness of the district to which the territory is being
transferred or where the county board of supervisors requires an
election to be held in the whole district from which the territory
would be transferred, shall be paid from the county general fund.