(A) Affidavit. Included in the contents of every petition shall be an affidavit, to be signed by the circulator in the presence of a notary, which states that the circulator is a qualified elector, that each person who signed the petition did so in the presence of the circulator on the date indicated, and that the circulator believes that each signatory was registered to vote in the affected jurisdiction at the time he or she signed the petition and that the circulator believes that each signatory has stated his or her name and place of residence correctly.
(Prior Code, § 1-1005)
(B) Notification.
(1) Signed petitions shall be filed with the Clerk for signature verification. Upon the filing of a petition and passage of a resolution by the City Council, the city and the County Clerk or Election Commissioner of the county in which such municipality is located may by mutual agreement provide that the County Clerk or Election Commissioner shall ascertain whether the petition is signed by the requisite number of voters. The city shall reimburse the county for any costs incurred by the County Clerk or Election Commissioner.
(2) When the verifying official has determined that 100% of the necessary signatures required by this subchapter have been obtained, he or she shall notify the City Council of that fact and shall immediately forward to the City Council a copy of the petition.
(3) In order for an initiative or referendum proposal to be submitted to the City Council and the voters, the necessary signatures shall be on file with the Clerk within six months from the date the prospective petition was authorized for circulation. If the necessary signatures are not obtained by such date, the petition shall be void.
(Prior Code, § 1-1006)
Statutory reference:
Similar provisions, see Neb. RS 18-2517 and 18-2518