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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.