§ 8224 Petition Signature Verification

• •The county elections official has 20 days to check if a petition has enough valid signatures.
• •If they need help, they can hire extra people to check the petition.
• •The board of supervisors pays for the extra help.

A group of people in a town want to change a local rule, so they collect signatures on a petition.

The county elections official has 20 days to check if the petition has enough valid signatures. If there are too many signatures to check alone, they can hire extra help, and the town's leaders will pay for it.