§ 34.05 PETITION REQUIREMENTS.

   (A)   Only the first 20 names appearing on any page of the petition may be considered when computing the number of valid signatures to the petition.

   (B)   The long ballot title prepared in accordance with § 34.08(B)(5) shall be printed on the first page of the petition and the short ballot title prepared in accordance with § 34.08(B)(2) shall be printed on each signature sheet of the petition.

   (C)   No petition shall be deemed duly prepared unless prior to its circulation a copy of it is deposited at the office of the City Administrator and as circulated it complies with the specifications of this section.

   (D)   The City Administrator shall review the copy of the petition to be circulated and shall immediately:

      (1)   Check it for the legal sufficiency of the form in which it appears;

      (2)   Advise the person depositing it whether it is legally sufficient in form; and if it is not so, how to make it so;

      (3)   Specify the mode of writing the petition and the size and kind of paper on which to write it; and

      (4)   Transmit the copy to the City Attorney for preparation of a ballot title.

(Prior Code, § 34.05) (Ord. 267, passed 8-14-1979)