Article 2.6. Board Selection Election of California Public Utilities Code >> Division 10. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 3. >> Article 2.6.

Not later than January 31, 1974, the board of supervisors of any county included within the district may adopt a resolution declaring that, in its judgment, the members of the board of directors should be appointed as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 28730), rather than elected as provided in Article 2.2 (commencing with Section 28745).

(a) If the boards of supervisors of two or more counties included within the district adopt resolutions pursuant to Section 28752, the board of directors shall call a special election which shall be consolidated with the direct primary election to be held on June 4, 1974.
  (b) The board of directors shall provide for the publication of notice of the election pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code. The first publication of notice shall be made between May 1 and May 15, 1974.
  (c) The ballot for the election shall contain substantially the instructions required to be printed on ballots for use at general elections and the following proposition substantially as follows:

-------------------------------------+------+----- | | Shall the members of the Board of | YES | Directors of the San Francisco Bay | | Area Rapid Transit District be | | elected? +------+----- | NO | -------------------------------------+------+-----

If a majority of the votes cast in the district on the proposition are in favor of the proposition, the members of the board of directors from that county shall be elected and shall serve as provided in Article 2.2 (commencing with Section 28745).

If a majority of the votes cast in the district on the proposition are not in favor of the proposition, the members of the board of directors shall be appointed and shall serve as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 28730).

The results of the election shall be entered into the minutes of the board of directors.