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SB-348 County voter information guide: taxpayer notice.(2017-2018)



As Amends the Law Today


SECTION 1.

 Section 13307.6 is added to the Elections Code, to read:

13307.6.
 If a local special tax measure is presented to the voters for approval, the elections official shall include in the county voter information guide for that election a notice regarding the process for initiating a validation action challenging the levy of a special tax pursuant to Section 50077.5 of the Government Code. The notice shall be no smaller than 12-point, in bold and all capital letters with a one-eighth inch border, and shall immediately follow the analysis of the special tax measure. Under the heading “Important Notice for Taxpayers”, the following shall be printed: “State law generally requires that a legal challenge be filed within 60 days of voter-approval of a special tax. The validity of the special tax cannot be challenged after that time.”
SEC. 2.
 If the Commission on State Mandates determines that this act contains costs mandated by the state, reimbursement to local agencies and school districts for those costs shall be made pursuant to Part 7 (commencing with Section 17500) of Division 4 of Title 2 of the Government Code.