2007 California Health and Safety Code Article 2. Election Of Officers

CA Codes (hsc:6580-6585)

6580.  Except as provided in Sections 6580.1 and 6580.2, all
elections of officers after the formation of the district, which
elections shall be known as "general district elections," shall be
held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November in each
odd-numbered year.



6580.1.  The election of officers may be consolidated with the
direct primary election if the board of directors passes a resolution
to that effect on or before the first day of August of the preceding
odd-numbered year, and states in the resolution those offices of
director to be filled at the first consolidated election.  The
offices that may be filled at the first consolidated election in
those districts whose general district elections are held pursuant to
the Uniform District Election Law are those offices that would have
expired on the last Friday of December of the year preceding the
direct primary election and in all other districts are those offices
that would have expired in the year of the consolidated election or
in the year next following.  Upon a determination to consolidate
pursuant to this section, the affected officers shall hold office
until the first meeting of the board following the entry of the
statement of the result of the consolidated election on the records
of the board of supervisors or until the end of the terms for which
they were elected, whichever is shorter.  In the event this
consolidation procedure is used, all other elective offices shall
expire and be filled in the same manner at the next succeeding
consolidated election.  Any vacant office resulting from the
operation of this section shall be filled by appointment by the
board.
   If the election of directors is consolidated, and if there is to
be but one person to be elected to the office, the candidate
receiving the highest number of votes cast for the candidates for
that office shall be declared elected.  If there are two or more
persons to be elected to the office, those candidates equal in number
to the number to be elected who receive the highest number of votes
for the office shall be declared elected.  If a tie vote makes it
impossible to determine which of two or more candidates has been
elected, the governing board shall forthwith notify the candidates
who have received the tie votes to appear before it either personally
or by representative, at a time and place designated by the
governing body.  The governing body shall then determine the tie by
lot and the results thereof shall be declared by the governing body.
The candidate so chosen shall qualify, take office and serve as
though elected at the preceding general district election.
   For consolidated elections, candidates shall declare their
candidacy and shall be nominated, election returns shall be
canvassed, the election shall be held and conducted, the results
shall be declared, and the certificates of election shall be issued,
in the same manner as the declaration of candidacy, nomination,
election, canvassing of returns, declaration of results, and issuance
of certificates of election for county officers are made, declared,
held, and conducted, and issued, so far as consistent with the
provisions of this section.  Directors elected under this section,
except the first board of directors, shall take office at the first
meeting of the board following the entry of the statement of the
result of the consolidated election on the records of the board of
supervisors.  Elections held under this section at the time of the
direct primary election and consolidated therewith shall be known as
the general district election, and each other election in a district
holding elections under this section which may be held by authority
of this law, the Elections Code, or other law applicable thereto,
shall be known as a special district election.
   Part 3 (commencing with Section 10400) of Division 10 of, and
Section 10515 of the Elections Code shall apply to every
consolidation under this section.



6580.2.  An officer elected or appointed pursuant to Section 6580.1
shall hold office until the election or appointment and qualification
of his or her successor.
   A district that has determined to consolidate its general district
elections with the direct primary election may thereafter determine
to conduct its general district elections pursuant to the Uniform
District Election Law.  In such event, the district board shall, at
any time on or before July 15 of any odd-numbered year, adopt a
resolution to that effect.  A certified copy of the resolution shall
be filed with the county elections official no later than July 20 of
that year.  Thereafter, the terms of each elective officer shall be
determined pursuant to Section 10507 of the Elections Code, and,
commencing with the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November
of said year, all subsequent general district elections shall be held
in the time and manner set forth in the Uniform District Election
Law.



6585.  The nominating petition may be upon one or more sheets of
paper.
   Each petition shall contain the name of only one candidate who
shall be a resident elector of the district.