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• The Notice of Intention and Statement of Reasons shall be published or posted, or both, as follows:

a. If there is a newspaper of general circulation within the district, the notice and statement shall be published at least once.

b. If the petition is to be circulated in a district in which there is no newspaper of general circulation, the notice and statement shall be published at least once in a newspaper of general circulation within the county in which the district is located, and the notice and statement shall be posted in three public places within the district. Elec. Code § 9303

STEP 3…FILING OF NOTICE OF INTENTION AND STATEMENT OF REASONS

DON’T FORGET…..

Within 10 days after the date of publication or posting, or both, of the Notice of Intention and Statement of Reasons, the proponent(s) shall file a copy of the notice and statement as published or posted, or both, together with an affidavit made by a representative of the newspaper in which the notice was published or, if the notice was posted, by a voter of the district certifying to the fact of publication or posting. The affidavit, together with a copy of the Notice of Intention and Statement of Reasons, shall be filed with the district elections official.

Elec. Code § 9304

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