Section 12112 Of Chapter 2. Preelection Notices From California Elections Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 2.
12112
. (a) At least 90 days, and not more than 120 days, before the
day fixed for the general district election, the elections official
of the principal county shall publish a notice of the election once
in a newspaper of general circulation published in the district or,
if no such newspaper is published in the district, in a newspaper
having general circulation in the district published in any affected
county in the district. The notice shall contain the date of the
general district election, name the offices for which candidates may
file, and state the qualifications required by the principal act for
each office. The notice shall state the location where official
declarations of candidacy for eligible candidates desiring to file
for any of the elective offices may be obtained, the office in which
completed declarations of candidacy are required to be filed, and the
date and time after which no declarations of candidacy may be
accepted for filing. The notice shall state that appointment to each
elective office will be made as prescribed by Section 10515 in the
event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for
the office and a petition for an election is not filed with the
elections official within the time period prescribed by Section
10515.
(b) In addition to the requirements of subdivision (a), the county
elections official shall, by a general press release, set forth both
of the following:
(1) The elective offices of the district to be filled at the
ensuing district election.
(2) A telephone number that voters of the district may utilize in
order to obtain information regarding filing for the elective
district office.