PUBLICATION
NOTICE OF ELECTION FOR THE
CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
FORMATION AND NOTICE OF DATE FIXED
FOR SUBMITTING ARGUMENTS AND NOTICE
OF VOTE BY MAIL PROCESSING.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of a special mail ballot
election to be held in Tulare County in the State of
California, on May 6, 2025. The purpose of the election is to determine if the Consolidated Water District shall be formed and to elect the initial board of directors of the district, if the formation passes by a vote of landowners of the proposed district.
Proposed Boundaries
The proposed district is comprised of 2,626 parcels. The district’s boundaries approximately comprise the
Consolidated Water District. To view a map of the
proposed district boundary, please visit the Current
Election Information page of the Tulare County
Registrar of Voters website at
www.tularecoelections.org.
Formation Measure
The following measure will be submitted to the
landowners of the proposed Consolidated Water District:
FORMATION OF THE
CONSOLIDATED WATER DISTRICT
Shall the order adopted on September 4, 2024 by
the Local Agency Formation Commission of Tulare
County ordering the formation of the Consolidation
Water District be confirmed subject to the terms
and conditions specified in the order?
YES NO
Arguments For or Against Measure
Arguments for or against this measure may be submitted
to the office of the Tulare County Registrar of Voters
until February 15, 2025. This time has been determined
by the County Registrar of Voters to be a reasonable
period based upon the time necessary to prepare and
print the arguments. No argument shall exceed 300
words in length.
Pursuant to Section 9162 of the Elections Code, one
argument for and one argument against this measure will be selected for printing and distribution to the voters with the sample ballot.
The elections official will also provide opportunity for rebuttal arguments to be filed no later than February 25 , 2025, in accordance with Section 9504 of the Elections
Code.
For more information on filing arguments , call the
Registrar of Voters office at (559) 839-2100.
Simultaneously, 5 Directors will be elected to the
Governing Board should the formation of the district be approved by the voters.
Pursuant to Cal. Water Code Section 34700, each
director shall be one of the following:
(a) A holder of title to land within the district.
(b) The legal representative of a holder of title to
land in the district in accordance with Section
34030.
(c) A representative designated by a holder of title
to land within the district, if the holder has filed
with the district written evidence of that
designation.
Forms for declaration of candidacy may be obtained
from the Registrar of Voters office at 5300 West Tulare Avenue, Suite 105, Visalia, California commencing on
January 13, 2025, the 113
th day before the election and
shall be filed with the Registrar of Voters in person
received not later than 5:00 p.m. , February 7, 2025,
the 88th day before the election.
Mailing of Ballots
Qualified landowners within the proposed district will be mailed ballots for this election beginning April 7 , 2025.
All voters and legal representatives of voters may vote by mail, or by proxy at the election.
This is a Vote By Mail Election – There will be no
voting locations.
Vote by Mail Processing
The processing of mailed bal lots occurs April 7 , 2025 through May 6, 2025 during normal business hours
Monday through Thursday 7:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. and
Friday 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. at the Tulare County
Registrar of Voters o ffice located at 5300 West Tulare Avenue, Suite 105, Visalia, California.
Manual counting of mailed ballots will commence on
May 6, 2025 beginning at 8:00 a.m. at the County
Registrar of Voters office at 5300 West Tulare Avenue,
Suite 105, Visalia, California. Ballots that are received timely will continue to be tallied Monday through Friday during normal business hours through the completion of
canvass on May 20, 2025.
DATED: January 14, 2025
Michelle Baldwin,
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
By:
Maryalice Cypert, Election Program Coordinator
Quienes desean obtener la version en español de este
aviso legal pueden solicitar una copia llamando al
Departamento de Registro de Votantes, (559) 839-2100.