A petition can take the form of a tear-off slip in a newspaper or magazine or community newsletter. The signature must also be accompanied by the person's first name and surname, address and the date of the signature. For such a petition each tear-off slip would represent a sheet of the petition. It is up to you how to collect signatures. You will need to design your campaign yourself and consider the best way of collecting the required number of signatures.
Many people live in areas where there is a county council and a district council.
In these areas it is not possible to submit a single petition to both councils. As each sheet of the petition must include the name of the council to whom it is addressed, one or more petition organisers will have to collect two separate petitions for the district and county council to trigger a referendum in both. In addition different numbers of signatures will be needed for a valid petition to a district council and a county council due to the different populations. Those people who are registered to vote in two-tier areas can sign either or both petitions addressed to the county council and the district council. Listing should not be taken as endorsement of any kind.