California · Water Code
WAT §50731.6: The nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form: Official Filing Petition Nomination of Candidate We, the undersigned voters of Reclamation District No.
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The nomination petition shall be in substantially the following form: Official Filing Petition Nomination of Candidate We, the undersigned voters of Reclamation District No. ____, hereby nominate ___________ (name of candidate) for the office of Trustee of the District for a term of ____ years. Name Date Residence Affidavit of Circulator State of California ⎫ County of ⎭ ss. __________ (name of circulator), being duly sworn, deposes and says: That __________ (he/she) circulated the foregoing petition and saw all the signatures appended thereto and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be. (Signature of circulator) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ________, 20__. Notary Public in and for the County of ____, State of California. My commission expires ____. Affidavit of Nominee State of California ⎫ County of ⎭ ss. _________ (name of nominee), being duly sworn, says that he/she is the above-named nominee for the office of _____ (office), that he/she will accept the office in the event of his/her election, that he/she desires his/her name to appear on the ballot as follows: (Print name above) that he/she desires the following occupational designation, containing not more than three words, to appear on the ballot under his/her name, and that this designation is correct. (Print desired designation, if any, above) (Signature of nominee) Subscribed and sworn to before me this ___ day of ________, 20__. Notary Public in and for the County of ____, State of California. My commission expires ____.
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