Section 32100.01 Of Article 1. Election And Organization From California Health And Safety Code >> Division 23. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 1.
32100.01
. A petition to increase the number of members of the board
of directors of any district providing at least 225 hospital beds
from five to seven members may be signed and filed with the board of
directors at least three months prior to any general hospital
district election by registered voters residing within any such local
hospital district, equal in number to at least 5 percent of the
number of votes cast in that district for the office of Governor at
the last preceding election at which a Governor was elected. Upon
receipt of this petition the board of directors shall prepare a
measure to be printed on the ballots used at the next general
hospital district election. The measure shall be printed on the
ballots substantially as follows:
"Shall the number of directors of the ____ Hospital District be
increased from five to seven?", with the words "Yes" and "No" so
printed in connection therewith that the voters may express their
choice.
The county elections official of the organizing county shall
accept arguments for and against the measure to be mailed to each
registered voter in the district, in accordance with the procedure
specified in Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of
Division 9 of the Elections Code.
Under the measure, in the manner provided in this article, there
shall be printed the names of those persons who have been nominated
for the additional directorships.
The returns of the election shall be canvassed and declared as at
other general hospital district elections. If a majority of the votes
cast in the election are in favor of the measure the board of
directors shall by resolution declare that the lawful number of
directors of the district has been increased by the designated number
of members. If a majority of the votes cast in the election are
opposed to the measure, no similar measure shall be placed on the
ballot until the next general hospital district election.