Section 23321.
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 […]
Section 23322.
23322. A petition may consist of a single instrument or several counterparts. (Repealed and added by Stats. 1974, Ch. 1392.)