Chapter 5. Bond Election of California Water Code >> Division 20. >> Part 7. >> Chapter 5.

The board shall provide for holding the bond election on the day fixed in the resolution calling the election and in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code, so far as they shall be applicable, except as otherwise provided in this division.

Notice of the holding of the bond election shall be given by publishing, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the resolution calling the election in at least one newspaper published in the district. The last publication shall be made not less than two weeks prior to the date of the proposed election. If there is no newspaper published in the district, then the resolution shall be posted in three public places in the district not less than two weeks prior to the date of the proposed election. No other notice of the election need be given.

If the bond election is to be held in an improvement district, notice of the holding of such election shall be given by publishing, pursuant to Section 6066 of the Government Code, the resolution calling the election prior to the date of the proposed election in at least one newspaper printed and published in the municipal water district, if there is a newspaper printed and published in the district. Such resolution shall also be posted in three public places in the improvement district not less than two weeks prior to the date of the proposed election. No other notice of the election need be given.

The returns of the bond election shall be made, the votes canvassed by the board within seven days following the election, and the results thereof ascertained and declared in accordance with the provisions of the Elections Code, so far as they may be applicable, except as otherwise provided in this division.

The secretary, as soon as the result of the bond election is declared, shall enter in the records of the board a statement of such results.

No irregularities or informalities in conducting the bond election shall invalidate it, if the election has otherwise been fairly conducted.

Any action or proceeding in which the validity of any bonds or of the proceedings in relation thereto (including the formation of an improvement district for which bonds are authorized to be issued by the voters thereof at a bond election) is contested, questioned, or denied shall be commenced within three months from the date of the bond election; otherwise the bonds and all proceedings in relation thereto (including the formation of the improvement district) shall be held to be valid and in every respect legal and incontestable.

If bonds have been authorized at an election held pursuant to this chapter prior to January 1, 1960, a portion of which bonds have not yet been issued, and the board determines that the sale of such unissued portion would be insufficient to finance the completion of the improvement for which the bonds were authorized, the board by resolution adopted prior to January 1, 1972, may modify the improvement and may authorize the issuance of bonds in an amount not exceeding the amount of such unissued portion for the purpose of paying the cost of the improvement as modified, without any further election, but only after notice and hearing in the same manner as provided in Article 2 (commencing with Section 71880) of Chapter 3 of this part and Article 6 (commencing with Section 53520) of Chapter 3, Part 1, Division 2, Title 5 of the Government Code, and provided that at the conclusion of the hearing the board shall by resolution determine that the territory within the district or improvement district will be benefited by the improvement as modified. Bonds so authorized may be issued and sold in the same manner as bonds authorized by an election under this chapter.