(a) Number of Signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by qualified electors of the Municipality equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of qualified electors voting for the office of Governor at the last general election at which a Governor was elected.
(b) Form and Content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and each petition shall be assembled as one instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing, their ward and precinct, and the date of signing. Petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance or resolution proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
(c) Affidavit of Circulator. Each petition shall have attached to it when filed, an affidavit executed by the circulatory thereof stating that the affiant personally (i) circulated the petition; (ii) verified the number of signatures thereon; (iii) that all the signatures were affixed in the affiant’s presence; (iv) that the affiant believes them to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be; and (v) that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance or resolution proposed or sought to be reconsidered.
(d) Time for Filing Referendum Petitions. Referendum petitions shall be filed with the Clerk of Council within thirty (30) days after the effective date of the ordinance or resolution sought to be reconsidered.