§ 32301 District Bond Election Requirements

Health and Safety Code·California

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•A vote must happen before a district can issue bonds (borrow money).
•The district's leaders can decide to hold this vote themselves.
•If at least 15% of voters in the district sign a petition asking for bonds, the leaders must hold the vote.
•The petition must say what the borrowed money will be used for.

Example

A small town needs money to fix its old schools.

If 15% of the town's voters sign a paper asking to borrow money for the schools, the town leaders must hold a vote so everyone can decide.

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§ 32301 District Bond Election Requirements

An election shall be held to authorize the issuance of any bonds of a district. The board of directors of a district may call such election at its discretion, and it shall call such election upon presentation to it of a petition requesting the issuance of bonds, specifying the purpose to which the proceeds are to be applied, and signed by electors of the district entitled to cast votes equal in number to at least 15 per cent of the total number of votes of all the electors of the district. (Added by Stats. 1945, Ch. 932.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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election director district petition issuance discretion presentation

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Health and Safety Code. Section 32301.

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