A. Number of signatures.
Initiative, referendum and recall petitions must be signed by qualified electors of the City in number to at least fifteen percent (15%) of the total number of the votes cast within the City in the last gubernatorial election.
B. Form and content.
All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and 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. Petitions shall contain, or have attached thereto throughout their circulation, the full text of the ordinance or resolution proposed, or sought to be reconsidered, or the name and office of the official to be recalled.
C. Procedure.
Each petition shall be circulated and signed in the manner prescribed by applicable law and not in conflict with the provisions of this Charter.
D. Time for filing referendum petitions.
Referendum petitions must be filed within thirty (30) days after adoption by Council of the ordinance or resolution sought to be reconsidered. All petitions shall be filed with the election authorities. The election authorities shall review same for sufficiency according to law, and shall notify both the petitioners’ committee and the Clerk of Council as to the outcome of said review.