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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 13Ch. 8Art. 1§ 101296 Bond Election Compliance Rules

§ 101296 Bond Election Compliance Rules

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§ 101296 Bond Election Compliance Rules

This law says that when a school district holds an election to decide if they can borrow money by selling bonds, they have to follow the same rules as the county does for their elections. If the county isn't running the election, some words in the rules change to fit the school district instead.

Key Takeaways

  • •School districts must follow county election rules when they want to borrow money by selling bonds.
  • •If the county isn't running the election, some words in the rules change to fit the school district.
  • •For example, 'county clerk' becomes 'secretary of the district' and 'board of supervisors' becomes 'board of directors'.

Example

Imagine your local school wants to build a new playground, but they need money to do it. They decide to ask the people in the town if they can borrow money by selling bonds.

The school has to follow the same election rules as the county does. But if the county isn't running the election, some words in the rules change. For example, instead of 'county clerk,' they'll use 'secretary of the district.'

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§ 101296 Bond Election Compliance Rules

The board shall comply with Article 3 (commencing with Section 9160) of Chapter 2 of Division 9 of the Elections Code, the provisions of which are applicable to any bond election held pursuant to this article. In the event the election is not conducted by the county clerk, then whenever the words “county clerk” or “county elections official” appear in that article of the Elections Code, the words “secretary of the district” shall be substituted for the purposes of this article of this part. For the further purposes of this article, the following substitutions shall be made in all cases for the words set out in that article of the Elections Code: (a) “board of directors” in lieu of “board of supervisors”; and (b) “attorney for the district” in lieu of “district attorney or county counsel”. (Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 210. Effective January 1, 1995.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

Key Terms

Article 3Elections Codebond electionsecretary of the districtcounty clerkcounty elections officialboard of directorsboard of supervisorsattorney for the districtdistrict attorney or county counsel

Related Statutes

  • § 26210.5 Bond Election Compliance Rules
  • § 96410 Bond Election Compliance Rules
  • § 98316 Bond Election Compliance Rules
  • § 101286 Petition Signature Verification
  • § 101287 Supplemental Petition Deadline

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 101296.
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