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HomePublic Utilities CodeDiv. 10Pt. 2Ch. 10.5Art. 5§ 29703 Special District Bond Voting

§ 29703 Special District Bond Voting

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§ 29703 Special District Bond Voting

Key Takeaways

  • •Only people who live in the special service district and are registered to vote can vote on whether to allow the district to borrow money by issuing bonds.
  • •For the district to be allowed to borrow money, at least three-fifths (or 60%) of the voters who vote on the issue must say 'yes'.
  • •This vote happens during a special election just for this issue.

Example

Imagine your neighborhood wants to build a new park, but it needs to borrow money to do it. The neighborhood is a special service district.

Only the people who live in your neighborhood and are registered to vote can vote on whether to borrow the money. If 100 people vote, at least 60 of them need to say 'yes' for the neighborhood to be allowed to borrow the money and build the park.

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§ 29703 Special District Bond Voting

Only those registered voters residing within the boundaries of the special service district shall be entitled to vote on the proposition for the incurring of a bonded indebtedness. The favorable vote of three-fifths of all the voters voting on the proposition to authorize the issuance of bonds at the election held pursuant to Section 29701 within the special service district as finally established is required to authorize the issuance of the bonds. (Added by Stats. 1965, Ch. 1495.)

Last verified: January 23, 2026

Key Terms

registered votersspecial service districtbonded indebtednessthree-fifthsissuance of bonds

Related Statutes

  • § 29700 Special District Bonding Authority
  • § 29701 Bonded Indebtedness Voter Approval
  • § 27451 Special Transit District Bonds
  • § 27452 Bond Elections For Transit Districts
  • § 27453 Bond Issuance Election Rules

References

  • Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
  • California Legislature. Public Utilities Code. Section 29703.
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