Chapter 2.5. Elections of California Streets And Highways Code >> Division 12. >> Chapter 2.5.

Approval of the owners of land for any improvements specified in Section 10112 may, at the discretion of the legislative body, be secured through an election.

(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the election may be conducted by mailed ballot pursuant to Chapter 1 (commencing with Section 4000) of Division 4 of the Elections Code, regardless of the number of voters eligible to vote. Prior to the election, the legislative body shall provide for published notice of the election at least once a week for two weeks. Only one vote may be cast for each parcel of land within the territory proposed to be studied.
  (b) If the landowner is a partnership, joint tenancy, corporation, or tenancy in common, the vote to which the landowner is entitled may be cast by any of the partners, joint tenants, or tenants in common. However, only one vote may be cast on behalf of the landowner.
  (c) As used in this section:
  (1) "Landowner" means any person shown on the last equalized assessment roll as the owner of land. However, if the ownership of the land is changed after the making of the last equalized assessment roll, the new owner thereof may vote upon the production of evidence of ownership of the land.
  (2) "Parcel" means any parcel as identified on the last equalized assessment roll.

The measure to be voted on shall include a description of the improvements proposed, a map showing the territory to be benefited by the proposed improvements and proposed to be subject to assessments, and an estimate of the costs of the improvements proposed. The measure to be voted on shall be approved by the legislative body after holding a public hearing.

The proposition is approved if a majority of the voters voting approve the measure. If the measure is approved by the voters, assessments shall be levied and collected pursuant to Chapter 5 (commencing with Section 10400). The legislative body may pay the cost of the work described in Section 10112 prior to the collection of assessments. Any assessment imposed pursuant to this section may be collected in installments over a period not to exceed five years.

Notwithstanding Section 10123, the legislative body may delay the collection of the assessments imposed by Section 10123 until the time an assessment district is created pursuant to Section 10200 to pay the costs of a water supply system project, or a sanitary sewer and facilities project, where the costs of proposed improvements for such a project have been approved pursuant to Section 10123.

If an assessment district is created pursuant to Section 10200, the legislative body shall include the assessments imposed by Section 10123 with the assessments imposed by Section 10200 within an assessment district created to pay the costs of a water supply system, or a sanitary sewer and facilities project, where the costs of proposed improvements for such a project have been approved pursuant to Section 10123.