Proceedings by the petitioning district are initiated:

A proposed annexation petition shall contain:

Within 30 days after annexation proceedings have been initiated, the board of the petitioning district shall call and provide for the holding of a special election, at which election the proposition of adopting the proposed annexation petition shall be submitted to the electors of the petitioning district.

The manner of holding and conducting the election, the selection of officers to conduct it, the designation of precincts and polling places, the preparation, receipt, counting, and returning of ballots, and the canvassing and determining results of the election shall be as provided in Chapter 3 (commencing with Section 74790) of Part 6 of this division, and, in particulars not so provided, shall be in accordance with the general laws of the state relative to elections at which propositions are submitted and voted upon.

Upon the canvassing of the votes cast in the election, if it appears that a majority of all votes cast are in favor of the annexation petition, the board of the petitioning district shall, within 10 days after the canvass of the vote, forward to the board of the annexing district a certified copy of the annexation petition, together with a certificate that the petition has been submitted to the electors of the petitioning district and adopted by a majority of those voting at the election.