ARTICLE 8. Cost of Elections [5420. - 5426.]

Cal. Education Code - EDC 8.
in effect

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5420. Section 5420.

The cost of any school district or community college district election may include, but need not be limited to: (a) Compensation of precinct election officers. (b) Publication of notices. (c) The cost of printing official ballots, sample ballots, indexes, arguments, statements, official notices, and card notices. (d) Mailing charges for card notices, arguments, recommendations, statements, and sample ballots. (e) Forms for rosters, tally sheets, certificates, envelopes, declaration of results forms, and legal forms required for bond elections. (f) Precinct maps. (g) The actual cost of supplies such as flags, ballot boxes, chairs and tables, booths, ink pads and stamps, and pencils; provided, that if any such can be borrowed from any state or county office, no charge for rental shall be included in the cost of elections.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5421. Section 5421.

The cost of any election held within a single district shall be borne by the entire district, and shall be paid out of its funds. Election costs shall be determined by the county elections official and approved by the county board of supervisors.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5422. Section 5422.

The cost of elections, including consolidated elections, held in territory common to two or more districts shall be borne by the districts concerned in equal shares and paid from district funds.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5423. Section 5423.

The cost of consolidated governing board elections shall be paid by the county superintendent of schools having jurisdiction from the county school service fund, and the cost shall be prorated among the districts concerned to reimburse the fund.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5424. Section 5424.

The cost of any recall election shall be borne by the district in which the recall election is held and paid from district funds.

Cal. Education Code - EDC § 5426. Section 5426.

The cost of any election held under the provisions of Article 8 (commencing with Section 4400) of Chapter 2 of Part 3 of this division, or Article 7 (commencing with Section 35690) of Chapter 3 of Part 21 of Division 3 of Title 2, or Article 3 (commencing with Section 74630) of Chapter 5 of Part 46 of Division 7 of Title 3, where the election is being held for the assumption of bonded indebtedness of the district to which the territory is being transferred or where the county board of supervisors requires an election to be held in the whole district from which the territory would be transferred, shall be paid from the county general fund.
Source: CA Legislative Counsel Bulk DataURL: https://downloads.leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/pubinfo_2025.zipFetched: 6/27/2026

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