Petition for formation of district.

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(2) The petition must be substantially in the form established by the commission, which shall furnish the petition form. The petition:

(a) Must contain the minimum number of signatures fixed by the commission of 500, or 10 percent of the electors registered in each county or part of a county within the designated territory, whichever is the lesser;

(b) Must designate the boundaries of the territory to be included in the proposed district, which may include all or part of the territory lying within the boundaries of a school district and may be located in more than one county;

(c) Must request that the territory be organized into a district;

(d) May specify or reserve the right to specify the location for the proposed community college or may request the commission to determine the location;

(e) Must specify the method of nomination and election of the board of education of the proposed district from among the methods described in ORS 341.327; and

(f) Must contain any other information required by rules of the commission. [Formerly 341.710; 1967 c.465 §5; 1969 c.220 §1; 1969 c.673 §1; 1971 c.513 §73; 1983 c.83 §71; 1983 c.350 §194; 1989 c.261 §1; 1995 c.67 §5; 2013 c.747 §48]


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