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. Within 30 days after the receipt of the petition, the
county elections official shall examine the petition and determine
the number of valid signers thereof by comparing the signatures
thereon with the signatures of registered voters as appear on the
affidavits of voter registration on file with him or her. The county
elections official then shall certify to the secretary of the
district all the following:
(a) The total number of voters registered within the district at
the time of the last general statewide election immediately preceding
the filing of the petition.
(b) The total number of registered voters of the district who have
signed the petition.
(c) The percentage which the number of such signers bears to the
total number of voters registered to vote within the district at such
time.