Section 61028 Of Chapter 2. Reorganizing The Board Of Directors From California Government Code >> Division 3. >> Title 6. >> Part 2. >> Chapter 2.
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. (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to Section
61025 or Section 61027, the proponents shall publish a notice of
intention, which shall include a written statement not to exceed 500
words in length, setting forth the reasons for the proposal. The
notice shall be published pursuant to Section 6061 in one or more
newspapers of general circulation within the district. If the
district is located in more than one county, publication of the
notice shall be made in at least one newspaper of general circulation
in each county.
(b) The notice shall be signed by at least one, but not more than
three, proponents and shall be in substantially the following form:
"Notice of Intent to Circulate Petition
"Notice is hereby given of the intention to circulate a petition
affecting the Board of Directors of the _________ (name of the
district). The petition proposes that _______________ (description of
the proposal)."
(c) Within five days after the date of publication, the proponents
shall file with the secretary of the board of directors a copy of
the notice together with an affidavit made by a representative of the
newspaper in which the notice was published certifying to the fact
of publication.
(d) After the filing required by subdivision (c), the petition may
be circulated for signatures.
(e) Sections 100 and 104 of the Elections Code shall govern the
signing of the petition and the format of the petition.
(f) A petition may consist of a single instrument or separate
counterparts. The proponents shall file the petition, together with
all counterparts, with the secretary of the board of directors. The
secretary shall not accept a petition for filing unless the
signatures have been secured within six months of the date on which
the first signature was obtained and the proponents submitted the
petition to the secretary for filing within 60 days after the last
signature was obtained.
(g) Within 30 days after the date of filing a petition, the
secretary of the board of directors shall cause the petition to be
examined by the county elections official, in accordance with
Sections 9113 to 9115, inclusive, of the Elections Code, and shall
prepare a certificate of sufficiency indicating whether the petition
is signed by the requisite number of signers.
(h) If the certificate of the secretary shows the petition to be
insufficient, the secretary shall immediately give notice, by
certified mail, of the insufficiency to the proponents. That mailed
notice shall state in what amount the petition is insufficient.
Within 15 days after the date of the notice of insufficiency, the
proponents may file with the secretary a supplemental petition
bearing additional signatures.
(i) Within 10 days after the date of filing a supplemental
petition, the secretary shall cause the supplemental petition to be
examined by the county elections official.
(j) The secretary shall sign and date a certificate of
sufficiency. That certificate shall also state the minimum signature
requirements for a sufficient petition and show the results of the
secretary's examination. The secretary shall mail a copy of the
certificate of sufficiency to the proponents.
(k) Once the proponents have filed a sufficient petition, the
board of directors shall take the actions required pursuant to
Section 61025 or Section 61027.