NOTICE OF ELECTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ALL QUALIFIED PERSONS (see qualifications below) that on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, a General Election will be held in the County of Stanislaus, State of California, for the purpose of electing members to the governing boards of the following districts. All offices are full term for 4 years unless otherwise stated as a short term for 2 years ONE position available in each district unless indicated with (2) or (3) noted for multiple positions: Stanislaus County Board of Education – Area 1 Waterford Unified School District – Area 3 Stanislaus County Board of Education – Area 2 Waterford Unified School District – Area 5 Stanislaus County Board of Education – Area 5 Yosemite Community College District – Area 1 Ceres Unified School District – Area 2 Yosemite Community College District – Area 2 Ceres Unified School District – Area 3 Yosemite Community College District – Area 4 Ceres Unified School District – Area 5 Crows Landing Community Services District (3) Ceres Unified School District – Area 6 Denair Community Services District (2) Chatom Union School District – Area 1 Denair Community Services District – Short Term Chatom Union School District – Area 2 Grayson Community Services District (2) Chatom Union School District – Area 5 Keyes Community Services District (3) Denair Unified School District (2) Knights Ferry Community Services District (3) Empire Union School District – Area 3 Monterey Park Tract Community Services District (3) Empire Union School District – Area 4 Riverdale Park Community Services District (3) Empire Union School District – Area 5 Riverdale Park Community Services District – Short Term Gratton School District (3) Westley Community Services District (2) Hart-Ransom Union School District (3) Burbank-Paradise Fire Protection District (3) Hickman Community Charter District (2) Ceres Fire Protection District Hughson Unified School District – Area 2 Ceres Fire Protection District – Short Term Hughson Unified School District – Area 4 Hughson Fire Protection District (2) Hughson Unified School District – Area 5 Salida Fire Protection District (3) Keyes Union School District – Area 2 Westport Fire Protection District (2) Keyes Union School District – Area 3 Central California Irrigation District – Division 1 Keyes Union School District – Area 5 Modesto Irrigation District – Division 2 Knights Ferry Elementary School District (3) Modesto Irrigation District – Division 3 Knights Ferry Elementary School District – Short Term (1) Modesto Irrigation District – Division 4 Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District – Area 2 Oakdale Irrigation District – Division 2 Newman-Crows Landing Unified School District – Area 5 Oakdale Irrigation District – Division 3 Oakdale Joint Unified School District – Area 1 Oakdale Irrigation District – Division 5 Oakdale Joint Unified School District – Area 4 Patterson Irrigation District – Division 3 Oakdale Joint Unified School District – Area 5 Patterson Irrigation District – Division 5 Paradise Elementary School District (2) Turlock Irrigation District – Division 2 Patterson Joint Unified School District – Area 2 Turlock Irrigation District – Division 3 Patterson Joint Unified School District – Area 4 Turlock Irrigation District – Division 5 Patterson Joint Unified School District – Area 6 West Stanislaus Irrigation District – Division 1 Patterson Joint Unified School District – Area 7 – Short Term West Stanislaus Irrigation District – Division 3 Riverbank Unified School District – Area 2 West Stanislaus Irrigation District – Division 4 Riverbank Unified School District – Area 3 Western Hills Water District (3) Riverbank Unified School District – Area 4 Del Puerto Health Care District – Zone 1 – Short Term Roberts Ferry Union School District (3) Del Puerto Health Care District – Zone 2 – Short Term Roberts Ferry Union School District – Short Term Del Puerto Health Care District – Zone 3 Salida Union School District – Area 1 Del Puerto Health Care District – Zone 4 Salida Union School District – Area 2 Del Puerto Health Care District – Zone 5 Salida Union School District – Area 5 Oak Valley Hospital District – At Large - Short Term Shiloh School District (2) Oak Valley Hospital District – Zone 1 Stanislaus Union School District – Area 1 Oak Valley Hospital District – Zone 2 Stanislaus Union School District – Area 3 Oak Valley Hospital District – Zone 3 Stanislaus Union School District – Area 5 Westside Community Health Care District – Zone 2 Sylvan Union School District – Area 2 Westside Community Health Care District – Zone 3 – Short Sylvan Union School District – Area 3 Term Sylvan Union School District – Area 5 Hickman Municipal Advisory Council (2) Turlock Unified School District – Area 2 Salida Municipal Advisory Council (3) Turlock Unified School District – Area 4 Wood Colony Municipal Advisory Council (3) Turlock Unified School District – Area 6 Salida Sanitary District (2) Valley Home Joint School District (2) Salida Sanitary District – Short Term Waterford Unified School District – Area 2 QUALIFICATIONS FOR OFFICE COMMUNITY SERVICES DISTRICT / SANITARY DISTRICT / FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT / MUNICIPAL ADVISORY COUNCIL: Must be a registered voter residing within the boundaries of the district and must not be a compensated employee of the district. Exceptions may apply to compensation rules for volunteer firefighters. Health & Safety Code 13841; Gov Code 53227, 61040, EC 201 IRRIGATION DISTRICT: Shall be a registered voter and a landowner of the district and a resident of the division which he/she represents at the time of his/ her nomination and during his/her entire term. All irrigation districts on this list are included in the exceptions to the landowner requirements, see full text of Water Code 21100. WATER DISTRICTS who adopted a resolution to change from a landowner voting district to a resident voting district: Shall be a resident of the district and shall be a registered voter at the time of their election and during their term of office. Such directors need not be landowners. Water Code 35055 SCHOOL DISTRICT: Shall be a registered voter of the district; in the case of trustee areas, shall be a resident of the trustee area which he/she represents. An employee of a school district may not be sworn into office as an elected or appointed member of that school district’s governing body unless and until he or she resigns as an employee. Ed Code 5030 and 35107. Any registered voter is eligible to be a member of the county board of education except the county superintendent of schools, any member of his/her staff or any employee of the school district. Ed Code 1006 DECLARATION OF CANDIDACY FORMS will be available and must be filed beginning Monday, July 13, 2026, through Friday, August 7, 2026, by 5:00 p.m. at the office of the Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters, located at 1021 “I” Street, Suite 101, Modesto, California. If an eligible incumbent does not file during this period, there will be an extension of the nomination period for that specific office until Wednesday, August 12, 2026, at 5:00 p.m. for anyone other than the incumbent. For information regarding filing for elective office call 209-525-5237. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that appointments to each elective office will be made in the event there are no nominees or an insufficient number of nominees for such office and a petition for an election is not filed within the time period prescribed by law. Appointments will be made pursuant to 10515 of the Elections Code or 5326, 5328 and 5328.5 of the Education Code. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to current California election laws, all actively registered voters shall receive a vote by mail ballot. Vote centers will begin opening 10 days prior to Election Day to provide in-person voting services. Language and accessibility assistance will be available at all voting locations. Secure ballot drop boxes will be available 29 days prior to Election Day. Vote center and secure ballot box locations, dates and times will be listed in the County Voter Information Guide and posted on www.stanvote.gov. All vote centers and the county elections office will be open from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Election Day, Tuesday, November 3, 2026. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that ballots from the November 3, 2026, General Election are to be tallied, and the canvass of the vote will be conducted at the Stanislaus County Registrar of Voters Office (central counting place) at 1021 “I” Street, Suite 101, Modesto, California, commencing no later than 9:00 a.m. November 5, 2026. Canvass procedures are open to the public. For further information call the county elections official at 209-525-5201. Dated: July 5, 2026 Donna Linder, County Clerk-Recorder & Registrar of Voters