Froehlich

Plaintiffs and appellants, Glenn Froehlich, R. T. Hergesell and W. S. Kimmel, are electors in the Rosedale-Rio Bravo Water Storage District, located in Kern County. The district is organized under the Water Storage District Law, division 14 of the Water Code (§§ 39000-48401).

On November 28, 1972, pursuant to sections 42301, subdivision (b), and 42525, the district called an election for the purpose of submitting to the voters of the district the proposition of whether the report and recommendation of the board of directors of the district on the proposed cross-valley canal contract should be adopted.

Only the holders of title to land within the district are eligible to vote. (§ 41000.) There are two vote classifications: The first, known as the “A” ballot, is the number of persons who vote for or against the adoption of the report and recommendation; the second is the “B” ballot, under which each voter may cast one vote for each $100 or fraction thereof of assessed value of his land within the district. (§§ 41001, 42550.)

On the canvass of the election results, it was determined that the electors decided that the proposition should be adopted by a vote of 118 to 98…