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DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS 20500-29978›PART 5. POWERS AND PURPOSES 22075-22982›CHAPTER 5. Provisions Pertaining Only to 500,000-Acre Districts 22825-22970.35›ARTICLE 7. Runoff Elections 22970-22970.35

§ 22970

California Water Code · 2026-09 edition · updated 2026-10-03 · California

Notwithstanding anything to the contrary contained in Part 4 (commencing with Section 10500) of Division 10 of the Elections Code, in the event that in an irrigation district containing 500,000 acres or more there are three or more candidates for an elective office and at the general district election no one candidate for the elective office secures a majority of the votes cast, a runoff election shall be held.

(Amended by Stats. 1994, Ch. 923, Sec. 232. Effective January 1, 1995.)

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