(a) The nomination paper for a director shall contain the name of the candidate and other information as may be required herein. The nomination paper shall also meet either of the following requirements:

(1) The nomination paper shall be signed as follows:

(A) For directors elected by wards, by a minimum of 50 voters of the respective ward.

(B) For directors elected at large, by a minimum of 100 voters of the district.

(2) The nomination paper shall include a filing fee in the amount of one hundred fifty dollars ($150) in lieu of signatures.

(b) All nomination papers shall be filed with, and all in-lieu fees shall be paid to, the county elections official in the county or counties in which the candidate is running.

(Repealed and added by Stats. 2021, Ch. 200, Sec. 5. (AB 784) Effective January 1, 2022.)