The petition for the recall of any official must include a certificate identical with that filed with the city clerk together with all the signature papers and affidavits attached. Signatures need not be on one signature paper, but the person circulating each paper must make an affidavit that each signature on the paper is the real signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Each signature paper must be in substantially the following form:
RECALL PETITION proposing the recall of _________ from the office as _________ which recall is sought for the reasons set forth in the attached certificate. The following committee of voters registered in Bloomington sponsors this recall petition: Name Address Printed Name Signature Date Birth Year 1. _________________________________________________________________________ __________ (Include four additional names.) The undersigned voters registered in Bloomington, understanding the nature of the charges against the officer sought to be recalled, request the holding of a recall election. Name Address Printed Name Signature Date Birth Year 1. _________________________________________________________________________ __________ (Include additional names using this format.) |
The affidavit of the person circulating the petition must be included at the end of each list of signatures.
(Section 5.16 amended by Ord. 88-51, passed 7-25-1988; amended September 13, 1988 by Special Election; Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2017-30, passed 7-24-2017; Ord. 2021-41, passed 11-29-2021)