(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the greater, registered in the territory subject to the petition; or
(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the territory subject to the petition.
(2) A petition for annexation shall be signed by not less than:
(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the area proposed to be annexed; or
(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the area proposed to be annexed.
(3) A petition for withdrawal shall be signed by not less than:
(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in the district; or
(b) Fifteen owners of land or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage, whichever is the greater number of signers, within the district.
(4) A petition for merger and a petition for consolidation shall be signed by not less than:
(a) Fifteen percent of the electors or 100 electors, whichever is the lesser, registered in each district which it is proposed to merge or consolidate; or
(b) Fifteen owners of land in each district or the owners of 10 percent of the acreage located in each district, whichever is the greater number of signers.
(5) A petition for dissolution shall be signed by not less than:
(a) Fifteen percent of the electors registered in the district; or
(b) Owners of 15 percent of the acreage within the district. [1971 c.727 §15; 1973 c.117 §1; 1983 c.83 §9]
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