(a) The original trustees shall be elected at the same election at which the creation of the district is determined.
(b) Any candidate desiring to be voted upon as a first trustee shall present a petition to the commissioners court or courts within three days before the order authorizing the election is issued by the commissioners court or courts, and shall accompany his petition with a petition signed by not less than two percent of the qualified voters in the district, requesting that his name be placed on the ticket as a candidate for trustee.
(c) The seven candidates for junior college trustee receiving the highest number of votes at the election shall be declared trustees of the district.