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CA SB871

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2020

Primary Sponsor

Jim Nielsen

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Origin

Senate

2019-2020 Session

AI Summary

  • Allows owners of real property within the Deer Creek Irrigation District to vote in district elections regardless of residency status, eliminating the existing residency requirement for voters.

  • Permits legal representatives of corporations or estates owning property in the district to vote on behalf of those entities, with specific requirements for court authorization and documentation.

  • Authorizes any voter in the district to serve as a member of the board of directors, removing the existing requirement that directors be residents of the district.

  • Enables voters or their proxies to vote either in person or by proxy appointment, with each person entitled to cast only one vote.

  • Exempts the state from reimbursing local agencies for costs related to the expanded voter eligibility, determining that the district has sufficient authority to fund the mandate through service charges or fees.

Legislative Description

Deer Creek Irrigation District: director and voter eligibility.

Last Action

Referral to Com. on E. & C.A. rescinded due to the shortened 2020 Legislative Calendar.

5/12/2020

Committee Referrals

Governance and Finance1/29/2020
Rules1/21/2020

Full Bill Text

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