All the signature papers must be filed together in the office of the city clerk at the same time. Within ten business days after filing the petition, the city clerk must ascertain the number of voters registered in Bloomington whose signatures are included and whether this number is at least ten percent of the total number of voters registered in Bloomington who cast votes at the last regular municipal election. If the city clerk finds the petition insufficient or irregular, the city clerk must notify at least one of the committee members of the insufficiency or irregularity, certifying the reasons for the finding. The committee then has 30 calendar days to obtain and file additional signature papers and to correct the petition. If at the end of the 30 calendar-day period the petition is still insufficient or irregular, the clerk must file it in the clerk’s office and notify each committee member. The final finding of insufficiency or irregularity of a petition does not prevent the filing of a new petition for the same purpose, nor does it prevent the council from referring the ordinance to the voters registered in Bloomington at the next regular or any special election at its option.
(Section 5.06 amended by Ord. 88-51, passed 7-25-1988; amended September 13, 1988 by Special Election; Ord. 2004-8, passed 4-5-2004; Ord. 2021-41, passed 11-29-2021)