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HomeEducation CodeCh. 9Art. 1§ 19603 District Formation Election Notice

§ 19603 District Formation Election Notice

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§ 19603 District Formation Election Notice

Key Takeaways

  • •After calling a district formation election, the government must tell the local agency formation commission within 5 days.
  • •The notice must include the name and description of the proposed district.
  • •The commission must then write a short, fair report about the proposed district and send it back within 5 days.
  • •The final report must be given to the people running the election.

Example

A city wants to create a new school district.

The city must tell the county commission about the election within 5 days. The commission then has 5 days to write a short report about the new school district and send it to the election officials.

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§ 19603 District Formation Election Notice

Within five days after the district formation election has been called, the legislative body which has called the election shall transmit, by registered mail, a written notification of the election call to the executive officer of the local agency formation commission of the county or principal county in which the territory or major portion of the territory of the proposed district is located. Such written notice shall include the name and a description of the proposed district, and may be in the form of a certified copy of the resolution adopted by the legislative body calling the district formation election. The executive officer, within five days after being notified that a district formation election has been called, shall submit to the commission, for its approval or modification, an impartial analysis of the proposed district formation. The impartial analysis shall not exceed 500 words in length and shall include a specific description of the boundaries of the district proposed to be formed. The local agency formation commission, within five days after the receipt of the executive officer’s analysis, shall approve or modify the analysis and submit it to the officials in charge of conducting the district formation election. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

district formation electionlegislative bodylocal agency formation commissionexecutive officerimpartial

Related Statutes

  • § 19600 Public Libraries And Museums
  • § 19601 Library District Formation Petition
  • § 19604 District Formation Arguments
  • § 19605 District Formation Argument Selection
  • § 19608 Library District Election Ballots

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19603.
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