{"data":{"id":"us-ca/wat-50740","jurisdiction":"us-ca","citation":"WAT § 50740","heading":"","body":"If by 5 p.m. on the 54th day prior to a general district election the number of nominees does not exceed the number of trustees to be elected and if a petition signed by 5 percent of the voters requesting that the election be held has not been presented to the board, an election shall not be held.","path":["Water Code - WAT","DIVISION 15. RECLAMATION DISTRICTS [50000. - 53901.]","PART 4. ELECTIONS [50700. - 50817.]","CHAPTER 2. General Elections [50730. - 50759.]","ARTICLE 1.5. Appointments in Lieu of Election [50740. - 50742.]"],"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":"886b0a68351a0a686fea69f51e069431d5e2e5b25d9e22c51e12a26f7f32e22e","source_id":"us-ca","stale":false,"prev":"us-ca/wat-50732","next":"us-ca/wat-50741"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}