§ 59985 Petition Signature Validity Rules

• •If you sign a petition to end something, you must write the date you signed it.
• •Your signature doesn't count if you signed more than six months before the petition is turned in.
• •The petition needs to include enough money to cover the costs of the hearing and decisions.
• •The director must check if there are enough valid signatures within 60 days of getting the petition.

A group of neighbors want to close a local park and sign a petition.

Each neighbor must write the date they signed the petition. If someone signed it 7 months before turning it in, their signature won't count. The group also needs to include money to pay for the costs of the hearing about closing the park. The director has 60 days to check if they have enough valid signatures.