Prior to a petition and a gathering of signatures demanding a recall, the petition demanding the question to be so submitted must first be filed with the person performing the duties of City Secretary. A petition to recall a member of the City Council shall be signed by qualified voters residing in member's district equal in number to thirty percent (30%) of the number of votes cast in the last election conducted in such member's district or one hundred (100) petitioners, whichever is greater. A petition to recall the Mayor shall be signed by qualified voters residing in the City equal in number of thirty percent (30%) of the number of votes cast in the last municipal election for Mayor or five hundred (500) petitioners, whichever is greater. Each signer of the petition for recall of a Councilmember shall be a resident of such member's district or if for recall of the Mayor, such signer shall be a resident to the City. In addition, each signer shall personally sign his name in ink or indelible pencil, and shall write after his name, his or her place of residence and the day, the month, and the year his or her signature was affixed.
EDITOR'S NOTE:
In a Joint Motion filed March 2, 1984 in U.S. District Court, this section was amended by the districting of the city. By order of the court, Councilmembers may only be recalled by the qualified voters of the district from which they are elected, not by the voters of the entire city. The Mayor and those individuals appointed by the Council may be subject to recall by the voters of the entire City.