The petition for the repeal or submission to a vote of an ordinance must consist of the ordinance and all of the signature papers and attached affidavits. The petition is not complete unless signed by a number of voters registered in Bloomington equal to at least 15 percent of the total number of votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election. All signatures need not be on one signature paper, but the person circulating every paper must make an affidavit that each signature on the paper is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. A referendum petition must read as follows:
REFERENDUM PETITION proposing the repeal of an ordinance to (stating the purpose of the ordinance), a copy of which is attached. The proposed repeal is sponsored by the following committee of voters registered in Bloomington: Name Address Printed Name Signature Date Birth Year 1. _________________________________________________________________________ __________ (Include four additional names.) The undersigned petitioners, understanding the nature of the ordinance attached and believing it to be detrimental to the welfare of the city, petition the council for its submission to a vote of voters registered in Bloomington for their approval or disapproval. 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 5.11 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)