30700-30700.6
WATER CODE
SECTION 30700-30700.6
30700. The provisions of the Elections Code relating to the
qualifications of electors, so far as they may be applicable, shall
govern all water district elections except:
(a) To the extent that the provisions of the Elections Code
pertaining to the qualification of voters at local elections are
inconsistent with the provisions of that code pertaining to general
elections, the provisions of the Elections Code pertaining to local
elections shall control.
(b) This division shall control over any inconsistent provision of
the Elections Code except the Uniform District Election Law (Part 4
(commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections
Code).
30700.5. Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision of
the law, in the Pleasant Valley County Water District every owner of
land within the district, but no others, may vote at the election for
directors or otherwise. Such owners need not be residents of the
district in order to qualify as voters. Each voter shall be entitled
to cast one vote for each one hundred dollars ($100) of assessed
valuation of land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral
rights therein, to which he had title. The last equalized county
assessment roll is conclusive evidence of ownership and of the value
of the real property so owned. Upon request by the county clerk, the
county assessor shall provide within 45 days a certified list of
every owner of real property within the district and the assessed
value of the land, exclusive of improvements, minerals, and mineral
rights therein, owned by the voter in the district. Where the land is
owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple
ownership, the owners of such land shall designate in writing which
one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of such land for purposes
of qualifying as a voter.
The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning real
property may vote on behalf of such corporation or estate. As used in
this section, legal representative means an official of a
corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or
administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property
who:
(a) Is appointed under the laws of the state.
(b) Is entitled to possession of the estate in real property.
(c) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the
particular right, privilege or immunity which he seeks to exercise.
Before a legal representative votes at a district election he shall
present to the precinct board a certified copy of his authority which
shall be kept and filed with the returns of the election.
Every voter, or his legal representative may vote at any district
election either in person or by a person duly appointed as his proxy,
but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The appointment of a
proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005.
The provisions of this section shall apply only to a county water
district heretofore formed in Pleasant Valley, Ventura County. These
special provisions are necessary for reasons similar to those
expressed in Section 30205.
30700.6. (a) Notwithstanding Section 30021 or any other provision
of the law, qualified voters at elections for directors or otherwise
in the Sierra Lakes County Water District shall be (1) voters who are
residents of the district, and (2) every owner of real property
within the district, who is not a resident of the district.
(b) The last equalized county assessment roll shall be conclusive
evidence of ownership of the real property so owned. Where land is
owned in joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or any other multiple
ownership, the owners of the land shall designate in writing which
one of the owners shall be deemed the owner of the land for purposes
of qualifying as a voter.
(c) The legal representative of a corporation or estate owning
real property may vote on behalf of the corporation or estate. As
used in this section, legal representative means an official of a
corporation owning real property or a guardian, executor, or
administrator of the estate of the holder of title to real property
who:
(1) Is appointed under the laws of this state.
(2) Is entitled to the possession of the estate's real property.
(3) Is authorized by the appointing court to exercise the
particular right, privilege, or immunity which he or she seeks to
exercise.
Before a legal representative votes at a district election, he or
she shall present to the precinct board a certified copy of his or
her authority which shall be kept and filed with the returns of the
election.
(d) Every voter, or his or her legal representative, may vote at
any district election either in person or by a person duly appointed
as his or her proxy, but shall be entitled to cast only one vote. The
appointment of a proxy shall be as provided in Section 35005.
Elections shall be conducted pursuant to Article 1 (commencing with
Section 35106) of Chapter 2 of Part 4 of Division 13.
(e) This section shall not affect incumbent directors of the
district, but in the event of a vacancy or upon the expiration of
each present term, each director, upon taking office or commencing a
new term, shall be a voter as defined in this section.