Section 12815.7 Of Article 5. Utility Works And Service From California Public Utilities Code >> Division 6. >> Chapter 6. >> Article 5.
12815.7
. If the petition contains more than 500 signatures, the
secretary shall, within 30 days from the date such petition is filed,
verify such signatures by means of a random sampling. The random
sample of signatures shall be drawn in such a manner that every
signature filed with the secretary is given an equal opportunity to
be included in the sample. Such a random sampling shall include an
examination of at least 500 or 5 percent of the signatures, whichever
is greater.
If the projection made from the random sampling as to signature
validity shows the number of valid signatures as between 90 and 110
percent of the signatures needed to declare the petition sufficient,
the secretary shall examine and verify each signature filed.