{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-50601","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 50601","heading":"","body":"The by-laws of a district may provide, or be amended to provide, for a board of five or seven members, and, if the original by-laws so provide, five or seven eligible persons respectively shall be elected as trustees at each election, or, if the by-laws are amended, then five or seven eligible persons shall be elected at the next district election held subsequent to the date of amendment, and at each election held thereafter.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000. - 53901.]","PART 3. BOARD OF TRUSTEES [50600. - 50660.]","CHAPTER 1. Selection, Tenure and Compensation [50600. - 50610.]"],"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":"f5451f687d978b2d1f8ace2dc32b0e4585776f230a304b62f7c213b201ccc8b6","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-50600","next":"us-ca/wat-50602"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}