§ 102333 District Election Approval Rules

This law lets a district hold one election that covers a city, the surrounding unincorporated area, or both, if the city and the unincorporated area agree, and says the measure passes when at least two‑thirds of the people who vote say yes.

Key Takeaways

•The district can hold just one election for a city, the unincorporated area, or both, if both sides agree.
•Two‑thirds of the voters who actually vote must say "yes" for the measure to pass for the whole area.
•If there are several separate elections, one election’s result can be made dependent on the results of another.

Example

A city and the nearby unincorporated area want to vote on building a new community center.

Both the city and the unincorporated area agree to hold one election for the whole region. If two‑thirds of the voters who turn out vote "yes," the community center is approved for both the city and the unincorporated area.

How to Calculate

Approval = (Number of "Yes" votes ÷ Total votes cast) ≥ 2/3

Count how many people voted "Yes".
Count the total number of votes cast ("Yes" + "No").
Divide the "Yes" votes by the total votes.
If the result is 0.6667 (two‑thirds) or higher, the measure passes.

600 people vote in the election. 400 vote "Yes" and 200 vote "No".

Result: 400 ÷ 600 = 0.667, which is at least 2/3, so the proposition is approved.

The district may conduct a single election in an area comprising the area of a city and the unincorporated area of the district, or any combination of those areas, with the approval of the cities and the unincorporated area of the district concerned, in which event two-thirds of the voters voting at the election shall be sufficient to approve the proposition submitted for the entire area included in the election. Where more than one election will be held, the approval of the voters in one election pertaining to an area may be conditioned upon the approval of voters in one or more other elections pertaining to other areas. (Amended by Stats. 2023, Ch. 674, Sec. 3. (AB 1052) Effective January 1, 2024.)

Key Takeaways

•The district can hold just one election for a city, the unincorporated area, or both, if both sides agree.
•Two‑thirds of the voters who actually vote must say "yes" for the measure to pass for the whole area.
•If there are several separate elections, one election’s result can be made dependent on the results of another.

Example

A city and the nearby unincorporated area want to vote on building a new community center.

How to Calculate

Approval = (Number of "Yes" votes ÷ Total votes cast) ≥ 2/3

Count how many people voted "Yes".
Count the total number of votes cast ("Yes" + "No").
Divide the "Yes" votes by the total votes.
If the result is 0.6667 (two‑thirds) or higher, the measure passes.

600 people vote in the election. 400 vote "Yes" and 200 vote "No".

Result: 400 ÷ 600 = 0.667, which is at least 2/3, so the proposition is approved.

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