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HomeEducation CodeCh. 9Art. 5§ 19721 Election Notice Requirements

§ 19721 Election Notice Requirements

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§ 19721 Election Notice Requirements

Key Takeaways

  • •The election must be announced by putting up signs in three busy places in the area for at least 20 days before the election.
  • •The announcement must also be printed in a local newspaper once a week for three weeks in a row.
  • •If there's no newspaper in the area, the announcement must be printed in a newspaper in the county.

Example

A small town wants to have an election for a new school board member.

The town must put up signs in three busy places, like the grocery store, the post office, and the town hall, for at least 20 days before the election. They also need to put an ad in the local newspaper once a week for three weeks. If the town doesn't have a newspaper, they need to put the ad in a newspaper from the county where the town is located.

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§ 19721 Election Notice Requirements

The election shall be called by posting notices, signed by the board, in three of the most public places in the district, for not less than 20 days before the election, and by publishing the notice not less than once a week for three successive weeks in a newspaper published in the district if there is one, or if there is none, in a newspaper published in the county. (Enacted by Stats. 1976, Ch. 1010.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

electionposting noticessigned by the boardpublic placesnewspaper

Related Statutes

  • § 19720 Library District Bond Elections
  • § 19722 Bond Election Notice Requirements
  • § 19723 Bond Election Procedures
  • § 19733 Library District Petition Hearing
  • § 19724 Bond Election Voting Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Education Code. Section 19721.
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