House Bill 370 Summary

• Prohibits absentee voting and proxy voting in water district meetings and elections, unless otherwise authorized by law.

• Removes obsolete language regarding meeting times and dates, allowing water users to vote to change meeting times or dates between the second Monday of January and the third Monday in March, or to the fourth Tuesday of May.

• Clarifies that water district directors must designate someone to cast votes on behalf of corporations and water delivery organizations in district meetings.

• Streamlines provisions related to watermaster election, removal, oaths, bonding, and advisory committee functions without substantive changes to those processes.