LINDA COUNTY WATER DISTRICT
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS ON PROPOSAL TO CHANGE DISTRICT VOTING SYSTEM TO DIVISIONAL VOTING AND ADOPTING MAP OF NEW ELECTORAL DIVISIONS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN the Linda County Water District will hold public hearings on the following dates to receive public input on the Board of Directors’ proposal to change the District’s voting system from at-large to by-division voting and to adopt a map showing the five new divisions from which registered voters in each division will elect District Directors:
March 13, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
April 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
July 10, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
August 14, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
Following the initial March 13, 2023 and April 10, 2023 public hearings, draft maps of the proposed five divisions from which the members of the Board of Directors would be elected will be published for public review and comment and consideration at the July 10, 2023 and August 14, 2023 hearings. Further hearing notices and proposed division maps will be published at least seven days before the July 10, 2023 and August 14, 2023 hearings. At the August 14, 2023 hearing, the Board intends to enact an ordinance adopting a final voting division map and ordering the change in the District’s voting system for members of the Board of Directors.
All interested parties are invited to attend the public hearings and provide comments on and to submit information regarding the proposed voting system change and division maps. If you have any questions, please contact the District Secretary at 1280 Scales Ave., Marysville or info@lindawater.com
Information about District Elections, why the District is making this change and the process is available on the District website, https://lindawater.com/communication-from-the-district
Intent to Transition from At-Large Elections to
By-Division Elections
The Linda County Water District is declaring to the public its intent to transition from at-large elections to by-division elections beginning with the November 2024 election pursuant to Elections Code section 10010.
The Directors of the Linda County Water District (“District”) are currently elected under and “at-large” voting system, in which each Board member may live anywhere within the District’s service area and are elected by all registered voters residing within the District.
The District is voluntarily changing its at-large election system for our governing bodies to by-division (also known as “by-district”) system in accordance with the California Voting Right Act (Elections Code sections 14025-14032; the “CVRA”) and the procedures set forth in California Elections Code section 10010.
A by-division election system is one by which each Director lives within a designated portion of the District’s service area and is elected only by registered voters who live within that division.
The District is encouraging public participation in this process.
The process will consist of:
- Drafting map(s) of the boundaries of the proposed voting divisions (5 divisions).
- Hold 2 public hearings to solicit public input regarding the proposed division boundaries.
- Publish potential sequence of the elections if Directors will be elected by their divisions at different times providing for staggered terms.
- Hold 2 additional public hearings to receive public input regarding the content of the draft map(s) and the proposed sequence of elections.
Formulario de Intención de Trancisión de Elecciones-Generales a
Elecciones por-División
El Distrito Linda County Water está declarando al público su intención de hacer la transición de las Elecciones Generales a Elecciones por-división empezando desde la elección de Noviembre 2024 de conformidad con el Código de Elecciones de la sección 10010.
Los Directores del Distrito Linda County Water (“Distrito”) actualmente son elegidos bajo un sistema de “votación-general”, en el cual cada miembro de la junta puede vivir en cualquier lugar dentro del área de servicio del Distrito y son elegidos por todos los votantes replanteados que residen dentro de el Distrito.
El Distrito esta voluntariamente cambiando su sistema de elección - general para nuestros cuerpos de gobierno a por -división (también conocido como “por-distrito”) sistema de acuerdo con la ley de Derecho al Voto de California (Sección de Código de Elecciones 14025-14032; la “CVRA”) y los procedimientos establecidos en la sección del Código Electoral de California 10010.
Un sistema de elecciones por-división es por el cual cada Director vive de acuerdo con una porción designada del área de servicio del Distrito y es elegida por los votantes registrados que viven dentro de esta división.
El Distrito anima a los ciudadanos a participar en este proceso.
El proceso consiste en:
- Elaboración de mapa (s) de los limites de las divisiones electorales propuestas (5 divisiones).
- Celebrar 2 audiencias públicas para solicitar la opinión del público sobre los límites de la división propuesta.
- Publicar la secuencia potencial de las elecciones si los Directores serán elegidos por sus divisiones en diferentes momentos proporcionando mandatos escalonados.
- Celebrar 2 audiencias públicas adicionales para recibir las aportaciones del publico sobre el contenido del proyecto del mapa(s) y la secuencia de elecciones propuesta.
LCWD Districting
