If the petition contains at least 25 valid signatures and if the total number of valid signatures on the petition constitutes 25 percent or more of the registered voters within the district as of the date of filing the petition, the county elections official of the principal county shall prepare a certificate to that effect, attach the same to the petition, and deliver, by mail or personal delivery, the petition and the certificate to the secretary of the district.
(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 166. Effective January 1, 2003.)