(A) The Secretary of State shall design the form to be used for initiative and referendum petitions, including signature sheets. These forms shall be made available to the public by the Clerk, and they shall serve as a guide for individuals preparing prospective petitions. Substantial compliance with initiative and referendum forms is required before authorization to circulate such petition may be granted by the Clerk. Those preparing prospective petitions shall be responsible for making copies of the petition for circulation, once authorization for circulation has been granted, and each petition presented for signature must be identical to the petition authorized for circulation by the Clerk.
(B) Every petition shall contain the name and residential address of not more than three persons as chief petitioners or sponsors of the measure. The chief petitioners or sponsors shall be qualified electors of the municipality potentially affected by the initiative or referendum proposal. Every petition shall contain the caption and ballot title required in § 1-902, and only qualified electors shall circulate petitions.
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Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-2514 and 18-2515