§ 80000 District Dissolution Elections

Public Utilities Code·California

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•The board can decide to have a vote to close down the district anytime they want.
•If 25% of the people who voted in the last big election sign a paper asking for a vote to close the district, the board must have that vote.
•The paper with signatures must be given to the district clerk.

Example

Imagine your school district is thinking about closing down.

If 25% of the people who voted in the last big election sign a paper asking for a vote to close the school district, the school board must have that vote.

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§ 80000 District Dissolution Elections

The board may call an election any time for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the question of whether the district will be dissolved. Upon the filing with the clerk of the district of a petition signed by voters within the district equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total vote cast within the district at the last general statewide election asking that the question of dissolution of the district be submitted to the voters of the district, the board shall call such an election. (Added by Stats. 1964, 1st Ex. Sess., Ch. 92.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

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election dissolution the board petition question

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 80000.

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