Legal Opinion

Opinion No. (2009)

California Attorney General Reports

Decided June 29, 2009Published

1Opinion of the Court

EDMUND G. BROWN JR. Attorney General TAYLOR S. CAREY Deputy Attorney General

THE HONORABLE TOM HARMAN, MEMBER OF THE STATE SENATE, has requested an opinion on the following question:

Where voters are asked to dissolve an existing community services district and, in the same election, to establish a new city encompassing the same territory as the district and providing all services presently provided by the district, may an individual stand for election on the same ballot to both the existing district board of directors and the proposed city council?1

CONCLUSION

Where voters are asked to dissolve…

2Cases cited9 opinions

  1. People Ex Rel. Chapman v. RapseyCalifornia Supreme Court · 1940
  2. Keane v. SmithCalifornia Supreme Court · 1971
  3. People Ex Rel. Bagshaw v. ThompsonCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1942
  4. Los Angeles County Flood Control District v. Southern California Edison Co.California Supreme Court · 1958
  5. People Ex Rel. City of Downey v. Downey County Water DistrictCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1962

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