When all of the petitions, or certifications of the result of elections have been received from the county elections officials of the counties having any portion of their territory within the boundaries of the proposed district the Secretary of State shall publish the text of the petition, together with a notice fixing the time within which protests against the inclusion of property within the proposed district may be filed.

(Amended by Stats. 2002, Ch. 221, Sec. 145. Effective January 1, 2003.)