§ 6211 District Formation Petition Requirements

This law says you can start a new district by getting a petition signed by enough local voters, at least five percent of those who voted in the last governor election.

Key Takeaways

•A petition can start the process of forming a new district.
•Signatures must come from voters who live inside the proposed district.
•You need at least 5% of the people who voted for governor last time – round up to a whole number.

Example

A group of residents wants to create a new school district in their county.

They must bring a petition to the county board meeting and collect signatures from at least five percent of the people in that area who voted for the governor last time. If they get enough signatures, the board can consider forming the district.

How to Calculate

Required signatures = 0.05 × V

Find out how many registered voters in the proposed district voted in the most recent governor election (call this number V).
Multiply V by 0.05 (which is the same as 5%).
Round up to the next whole person – you can’t have a fraction of a signature.

The district had 2,000 voters who cast a ballot for governor in the last election.

Result: Required signatures = 0.05 × 2000 = 100. So the petition must have at least 100 valid signatures.

The formation of a district is initiated by a petition presented at a regular meeting of the board of supervisors of the county in which the proposed district is situated. The petition shall be signed by a number of registered voters, residing within the proposed district, equal to not less than five per cent of the number of registered voters, residing in the district, who voted at the last preceding general State election at which a Governor was elected. The petition may consist of any number of instruments. (Enacted by Stats. 1937, Ch. 368.)

This law says you can start a new district by getting a petition signed by enough local voters, at least five percent of those who voted in the last governor election.

Key Takeaways

•A petition can start the process of forming a new district.
•Signatures must come from voters who live inside the proposed district.
•You need at least 5% of the people who voted for governor last time – round up to a whole number.

Example

A group of residents wants to create a new school district in their county.

How to Calculate

Required signatures = 0.05 × V

Find out how many registered voters in the proposed district voted in the most recent governor election (call this number V).
Multiply V by 0.05 (which is the same as 5%).
Round up to the next whole person – you can’t have a fraction of a signature.

The district had 2,000 voters who cast a ballot for governor in the last election.

Result: Required signatures = 0.05 × 2000 = 100. So the petition must have at least 100 valid signatures.

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§ 6211 District Formation Petition Requirements

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