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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 8Art. 1§ 29163 Special Bond Election Notice

§ 29163 Special Bond Election Notice

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§ 29163 Special Bond Election Notice

Key Takeaways

  • •Before a special bond election, the government must tell people about it by publishing the details in a newspaper.
  • •The notice must be published once a week for two weeks in a row, starting at least 20 days before the election.
  • •If there's no newspaper in the area, the notice must be posted in three public places.
  • •The notice must include where and when people can vote, but only for their own county.

Example

A city wants to build a new school and needs money, so they decide to have a special election to ask people to vote on a bond.

The city must tell everyone about the election by putting an ad in the local newspaper for two weeks. The ad must say when and where people can vote. If the city doesn't have a newspaper, they have to put up posters in three public places instead.

AI-generated — May contain errors. Not legal advice. Always verify source.

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§ 29163 Special Bond Election Notice

Notice of a special bond election shall be given by publication of the text of the resolution calling the election and except as provided below the text thereof shall be published once a week in each calendar week for two successive calendar weeks at any time prior to the election (the first publication of which shall be not less than twenty (20) days nor more than ninety (90) days prior to the date fixed for the election) in at least one newspaper of general circulation and in not more than three newspapers, designated by the board, which are printed and published in each county within the district. That portion of the resolution constituting notice of election as published in each county shall contain only the reference to the precincts, polling places, and election officers in the county or portion of the county in which it is published, and it shall not be necessary to publish any portion of the resolution setting forth the precincts, polling places or election officers in any other county. Except for the omission in any county of the reference to the precinct, polling place and election officers in any other county, the text of the resolution as published in each county to constitute notice of said election shall be the resolution in form as adopted by the board. To each resolution published in each county there shall be set forth a notice substantially as follows: ”Notice of Election Notice is hereby given to the qualified electors of the San Francisco Bay Area Rapid Transit District that the Board of Directors has duly adopted a resolution calling a special bond election within the District which is set forth in full below, except only for the omission of the designation of the precinct, polling place and officers of election in any county or portion of a county in which such election is to be held except only the designation of such election details as the same pertain to the county or portion of a county in which the attached resolution is published, which election details are set forth in the following text of the resolution.” If there is no newspaper published in any county within the district, the notice shall be posted in three public places in such county. (Added by Stats. 1957, Ch. 1056.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

special bond electionnotice of electionnewspaper of general circulationprecinctspolling placeselection officerspublic places

Related Statutes

  • § 29162 Special Bond Election Procedures
  • § 101293 Consolidated Bond Election Rules
  • § 29161 Bond Election Consolidation Rules
  • § 101282 Bonded Indebtedness For Transit
  • § 101289 Bond Election Petition Process

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29163.
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