Section 24654 Of Article 4. Election From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 1. >> Chapter 2. >> Article 4.

. The board of supervisors shall also canvass the returns of the election with respect to the persons voted for as directors, and shall declare the persons receiving the highest number of votes, for each ward, respectively, or in the district as a whole for those elected at large, to be duly elected as directors of the district, if they are residents and voters thereof as finally determined.