(A) The Recorder will accept for signature verification only petitions that comply with the requirements of this chapter and other applicable law.
(B) No petition may be accepted for filing unless it contains at least the required number of verified signatures to submit the measure to the electors, as prescribed by divisions (G), (H) or (I) below.
(C) No initiative petition may be accepted for signature verification more than six months after the date of the Recorder’s certification under § 33.50(B) of this chapter.
(D) Any petition to refer legislation adopted by the Council must be submitted for signature verification not more than 30 days after the Council’s adoption of the legislation.
(E) An initiative or referendum petition may not be accepted for signature verification if it contains less than 100% of the required number of signatures.
(F) Upon the acceptance of a petition, the Recorder must verify the signatures. The verification may be performed by random sampling in a manner approved by the Secretary of State. Within 30 days after the Recorder’s acceptance of a petition, the Recorder must certify to the Council whether the petition contains a sufficient number of qualified signatures to require the submission of the proposed measure to city electors. The Recorder must state in the certificate the number of qualified signatures prescribed by divisions (G), (H) or (I) below to require the proposed city legislation to be submitted to city electors. The petition is considered filed as of the date of the Recorder’s certification.
(G) An initiative measure proposing the amendment, revision or repeal of the City Charter will be submitted to the electors if the number of qualified signatures on the petition equals or exceeds 15% of the total number of registered voters in the city on January 1 of the calendar year the petition is filed.
(H) An initiative measure proposing the adoption, amendment or repeal of any other city legislation will be submitted to the electors if the number of qualified signatures on the petition equals or exceeds 15% of the total number of registered voters in the city on January 1 of the calendar year the petition is filed.
(I) A referendum measure will be submitted to the electors if the number of qualified signatures on the petition equals or exceeds 10% of the total number of registered voters in the city on January 1 of the calendar year the petition is filed.
(Prior Code, § 1.30.170) (Ord. 358, passed 2-20-2007; Ord. 372, passed 8-4-2008; Ord. 389, passed 4-19-2010)