Within ten days after a duly prepared petition is deposited in the office of the City Administrator, the City Administrator or the designee of the City Administrator shall verify the number and genuineness of the signatures and voting qualifications of the persons signing the petition by references to the registration books in the office of the County Clerk. If a sufficient number of qualified voters signed the petition, the City Administrator shall so certify and accept the petition. If the City Administrator determines that an insufficient number of qualified voters signed the petition the City Administrator shall return the petition to the person signing the affidavit as specified in § 34.09.
(Prior Code, § 34.10) (Ord. 267, passed 8-14-1979)