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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