23320. Proceedings for the creation of a proposed county shall be initiated by petition. Any such petition shall contain the following: (a) An accurate description of the boundaries of the proposed county. (b) A statement that such boundaries do not pass through or divide the territory of any incorporated city other than a city with a population […]
23321. (a) Where the population of the proposed county is less than 5 percent of the total population of the affected counties, a petition initiating proceedings shall be signed by qualified electors residing within the territory of the proposed county as described in the petition equaling in number not less than 25 percent of the number […]
23322. A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23323. A petition may designate not more than three persons as chief petitioners setting forth their names and mailing addresses. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23324. (a) Before circulating any petition pursuant to this article, the proponents shall file with the clerk as provided in Section 23325, a notice of intention to do so. The notice shall be accompanied by a printed statement not exceeding 500 words in length, stating the objectives to be achieved by creating the new county. The […]
23325. All petitions shall be filed with (a) the clerk of the county from which the new county is to be formed if it is to be formed from but one county, or (b) the clerk of the principal county if it is to be formed from portions of two or more counties. All counterparts […]
23326. Within 30 days after the date of filing of a petition, the clerk of the principal county shall examine the petition and determine whether it is signed by the requisite number of signers. When the clerk has completed his examination, he shall certify the results of his examination. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, […]
23327. If the clerk certifies a petition to be insufficient he shall give mailed notice thereof to each of the chief petitioners, if any, and file the petition as a public record without prejudice to the filing of a new petition. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23328. If the clerk certifies a petition to be sufficient, he shall immediately transmit a copy of his certification to the board of supervisors of each affected county and to each of the chief petitioners, if any. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23329. In certifying the sufficiency of a petition, the clerk shall compare the name of each person signing the petition with the registration records of the county in which the person signing the petition resides. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23330. Upon certification of a petition, the board of the principal county shall forthwith transmit a copy of the petition certification to the Governor. (Added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)
23330.5. No person shall file a petition pursuant to this article within five years of the date of certification, pursuant to Section 23328, of a prior petition which included in its description of boundaries for the proposed county any territory which is the subject of the new petition. The provisions of this section shall not […]
