§ 15126 Bond Election Error Validation

This law says that tiny mistakes that don’t change the important rights of taxpayers or voters won’t cancel an election or any bonds that were approved in that election.

Key Takeaways

•Small errors that don’t affect taxpayers’ or voters’ real rights won’t void an election.
•The rule only matters when the election is about issuing bonds.
•Only mistakes that change substantial rights could make the election or bonds invalid.

Example

A town holds a vote to approve a new library bond, but the paperwork has a misspelled word that doesn’t affect how much money is borrowed or who has to pay it.

Because the typo doesn’t change any taxpayer’s or voter’s real rights, the election and the library bond are still valid.

No error, irregularity, or omission which does not affect the substantial rights of the taxpayers within the district or the electors voting at any election at which bonds of any district are authorized to be issued shall invalidate the election or any bonds authorized. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1996, Ch. 277, Sec. 2. Effective January 1, 1997. Operative January 1, 1998.)

This law says that tiny mistakes that don’t change the important rights of taxpayers or voters won’t cancel an election or any bonds that were approved in that election.

Key Takeaways

•Small errors that don’t affect taxpayers’ or voters’ real rights won’t void an election.
•The rule only matters when the election is about issuing bonds.
•Only mistakes that change substantial rights could make the election or bonds invalid.

Example

A town holds a vote to approve a new library bond, but the paperwork has a misspelled word that doesn’t affect how much money is borrowed or who has to pay it.

Because the typo doesn’t change any taxpayer’s or voter’s real rights, the election and the library bond are still valid.

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§ 15126 Bond Election Error Validation

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