§ 6040 Election Results Certification

Harbors and Navigation Code·California

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This law says that after an election to create a new district, the board must count all the votes and write down the results in their meeting notes.

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•After an election to form a new district, the board must count the votes.
•They have to write down how many people voted 'yes' and 'no' in each area.
•The total number of votes and the names of any elected officials must also be recorded.

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A small town votes on whether to create a new school district.

After the election, the town leaders must count all the 'yes' and 'no' votes from each voting place and write down the total numbers in their official notes.

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§ 6040 Election Results Certification

The board of supervisors at its first regular meeting after the date of the election for the formation of the district shall canvass all of the returns of the election and shall have a finding entered in the minutes of the meeting showing the number of votes cast in each precinct for and against the district and the total number of votes cast and the names of the harbor commissioners for whom the votes were cast. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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board of supervisors canvass election returns harbor commissioners

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Harbors and Navigation Code. Section 6040.

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