Water Code section 50740

If by 5 p.m. on the 54th day prior to a general district election the number of nominees does not exceed the number of trustees to be elected and if a petition signed by 5 percent of the voters requesting that the election be held has not been presented to the board, an election shall not be held.

Source: Section 50740, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=50740. (updated Jan. 1, 1967; accessed Jun. 18, 2026).

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Location: https://california.public.law/codes/water_code_section_50740

Original Source: Section 50740, https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySection.xhtml?lawCode=WAT§ionNum=50740. (last accessed May 12, 2025).