Section 61027 Of Chapter 2. Reorganizing The Board Of Directors From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) This section applies only to a district where the board
of supervisors is the district's board of directors and more than
five years have passed since the effective date of the district's
formation.
(b) Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 10 percent of
the voters of the district, the board of directors shall adopt a
resolution placing the question on the ballot. Alternatively, the
board of directors may adopt a resolution placing the question on the
ballot. The petition or resolution shall specify whether the board
of directors will be elected at large, by divisions, or from
divisions.
(c) If a majority of the voters voting upon the question at a
general election or special election are in favor, the district shall
have an elected board of directors.
(d) At the election, the voters shall also elect members to the
district's board of directors. Those persons shall take office only
if a majority of the voters voting upon the question of having an
elected board of directors are in favor of the question.
(e) If the question is submitted to the voters at a general
district election, the notice required by Section 12112 of the
Elections Code shall contain a statement of the question to appear on
the ballot. If the question is submitted to the voters at a special
election, the notice of election and ballot shall contain a statement
of the question.