§ 11645 Municipal Utility District Creation

Public Utilities Code·California

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This law puts a yes‑or‑no question on the ballot asking voters if a new municipal utility district should be created.

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•Voters get a simple yes or no choice on creating the district.
•The question appears on the election ballot along with any other required instructions.
•The result of the vote decides if the district is officially formed.

Example

A city wants to start a local water system and must ask residents to vote on whether to form a municipal utility district to run it.

The ballot will show the question “Shall the ‘[name] municipal utility district’ be created and established?” with YES and NO boxes for people to mark.

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§ 11645 Municipal Utility District Creation

The ballot for the election shall contain such instructions as are required by law to be printed thereon and in addition thereto the following: Shall the “ (giving name thereof) municipal utility district” be created and established? YES NO (Enacted by Stats. 1951, Ch. 764.)

Last verified: January 11, 2026

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municipal utility district ballot election

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 11645.

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