Pacheco Stormwater District trustees expand 2025 election to four seats; county elections to manage contest

Pacheco Stormwater District trustees on March 24 approved a revised resolution ordering a landowner election on July 29, 2025, and instructed staff to change the document’s references from two seats to four to reflect the district’s option to expand the board.

The vote comes after review by the San Benito County Elections Department, which requested precise changes to the resolution so timelines and procedures conform to the California Elections Code and the District’s organizing statute, the Stormwater District Act of 1909. Anna (chief deputy, San Benito County Elections Department) attended the meeting and walked trustees through filing rules, candidate-statement options and cost examples for a landowner election.

Why it matters: This is a landowner election — voting is done by parcel — so procedural details such as the nomination window, whether candidates supply a ballot designation or candidate statement, and who pays for publication affect both who appears on the ballot and how much candidacy will cost prospective candidates.

The Elections Department packet and Anna’s presentation explained the filing period and options.…