Franzblau

On November 7, 1978, appellant George Monardo was elected to the Board of Directors of the Marin Hospital District. Thereafter, respondent electors in the Marin Hospital District brought this action contesting appellant’s election. Appellant appeals from a judgment annulling and setting aside his election. The court determined that appellant, as president of the Ralph K. Davies Medical Center in San Francisco, was ineligible to hold office as a director of the Marin Hospital District because of his disqualification pursuant to Health and Safety Code section 32110.

Health and Safety Code section 32110 is a conflict of interest statute making certain people ineligible to hold office as a director of a hospital district. The statute provides in relevant part: “No person possessing any property interest in, or owning any of the stocks, bonds, or other securities issued by, any private hospital serving the same area served by the district, or who is a director or other officer of any such private hospital, shall be eligible for or hold any district office, either as a member of the board, or an officer of the medical staff. No person who is a director or an officer of, or who…