§ 23235 County Petition Signatures Requirement

• •You need a petition to make a change that affects two counties.
• •The petition must be signed by voters from both counties.
• •At least 25% of the voters from each county must sign it.
• •The number of voters needed is based on the last big election for governor.

People in County A and County B want to merge their school districts.

They need to get a petition signed by at least 25% of the voters in each county. If County A had 10,000 voters in the last governor election, they need 2,500 signatures from County A. If County B had 20,000 voters, they need 5,000 signatures from County B.