§ 15702 District Formation Petition

• •People in an area without its own local government can ask to form a new district.
• •They need to collect signatures from 15% of the voters in that area who voted in the last governor election.
• •The petition must describe the area and be given to the county supervisors.

A small town without its own local government wants to create a school district.

The townspeople must collect signatures from 15% of the voters in their area who voted in the last governor election. They then give this petition to the county supervisors to ask for their own district.