{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-21553","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 21553","heading":"","body":"The board shall order a change in the number of divisions or the method of electing directors, or both, or increase the number of directors from three to five in a district without divisions, if a petition therefor, signed by a majority of the holders of title to all of the land who are also the holders of title to a majority in value of the land, is filed in the district office at least 85 days before a general district election.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 11. IRRIGATION DISTRICTS [20500. - 29978.]","PART 4. ELECTIONS [21550. - 21935.]","CHAPTER 1. General Provisions [21550. - 21608.]","ARTICLE 1. Divisions and Methods of Electing Directors [21550. - 21562.5.]"],"source_url":"https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zip","current_through":"2026-09-13","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-14T05:56:33Z","sha256":"70f008e3be9059aafae937551d4ed46c18786d740d1a9795c5055bfc9efa8f53","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-21552.1","next":"us-ca/wat-21554"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}