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TRANSIT DISTRICT LAW

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STATE OF CALIFORNIA

COMP ILED BYROBERT E. NISBET, ATTORNEY,

ALAMEDA-CONTRA COSTA TRANSIT DISTRICT

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DECEMBER 1964 - REVISION

Orig ina l Act. Ch. 1036, Stats . 1955; amendedCh. 433, Stats . 1957, Ch. 116, 6 0 3 ~ S t a t s . 1 9 5 9 ; Ch. 744, Stats . 1961, Ch. 1715, SUitS. 1963.

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TRANSIT DISTRICT LAW(Part 1, Division 10, Public Uti I i t ies Code)

PageCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article I. Definitions 24501'. Short T it Ie 24502. Construction 24503. "DIst 'r ict"; "Board" I 24504. "voter'I I 24505. "Trans i t ' 24506. "Transit Works" o r "Trans i tFaci I i t ies" 24507. "Percent of the Total Vote Cast" 24508. ffCityl1 a . 24509. "Publ ic Agency. I f. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Article 2. General Provisions . . 2 24531. Transit Districts 2 24532. Conduct o f Elections 2 24533. Pub I icat ion o f Notices 2 24534. Same . 2 24535. Facsimi Ie S gnatu res 2

CHAPTER 2. FORMATION OF DiSTRiCTS 2Article I. General Pray is ions 2 24561. Agencies and Terri tory 2 24562. Request fo r Fo rma:t ion 3Art ic le 2. Request by Resolution 3 24581. Resolutions 3 24582. Contents 3 24583. Request fo r Elect ion., 3Art icle 3. Request by Petition . 3 24611. Pet i t on by Electors 3 24612. Contents . 3

24613. Aff idavits 4 24614. Cert i f icat ion of Signatures 4

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Elect ion 24641. 24642.24643. 24644. 24645. 24646. 24647. 24648. 24649. 24650. .2465/. 24652. 24653. 24654. 24655. 24056.

Call by Supervisors . .Wards"Not ice Same: ContentBallots: FonnSane: Cand idates for Di recto rs Cand idates: Nom inat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . .Same: Vote on EI igible VotersConsolidated Election Canvass . Creation of District . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Directors: Qual ifications . . . . . . . . . .Same: Canvass, Result Cost of Election .Reimbursement for Special Election

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Costs. 5Article 5. Establishment of the Dis t r ic t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 24681. F. i r ingResul t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Article 6. Contest of Ineorpora t ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 24701. Contest of Elect ion. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

3. INTERNAL ORGANIZATION OF DISTft1CTS............ 6Article I. GoVernment. ... 6 2480 I. Board of Di rec tors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6Article 2. Election of Directors 6

24821. Time............................... 6 24822. Not.ice............................ . 6 24823. Wards o. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . 6 24824. Reference to Wards.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 24825. Nomination Paper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24826. Same: Content.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24827. Same: Ci rculat i on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24828. Same: Time Limi ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24829. Consolidat ion with General EI ect ion 7 24830. Vote by Ward and At Large. . . . . . . . . . 7 24831. Declarat ion of Resul t . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 24832. Certificates of Elect ion. . . . . . . . . . . 7

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Article 3. Terms of Office of Directors .

Article 4-.

Article 5.

Article 6.

2 4 8 6 1 ~ Terms of First Oi rectors i 2Ll862. stagg e red Te rms ';j 24863. Corrrnencement of Off ic i al Dut i es 24864. Recall 24865. Vacancies 24866. Term of Appointee

Powers 24881. 24882. 24883. 24884. 24885. 24886. 24887. 24888. 24889. 24890.

and Duties of DirectorsOat h Organization of Board Leg i s Iat i ve Body 0