Any proposed ordinance, desired to be submitted to the mayor and council, shall be presented upon a petition substantially in the following form:
"Tucson, Arizona ....
To the Clerk of the City of Tucson:
We, the undersigned, residents of the City of Tucson, Arizona, and duly qualified electors therein, do hereby submit and propose to you, for adoption, the following ordinance, and request that action be taken by you relative to the adoption or rejection of such proposed ordinance, at the earliest possible moment, and that the same be forthwith submitted to a vote of the people, to-wit:
(Here insert the proposed ordinance in full.)
Name of signer ____ Ward No. ________
Address ____ Date ________
STATE OF ARIZONA,
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COUNTY OF PIMA,
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________, being first duly sworn, on oath deposes and says that ________ is a resident and duly qualified elector of the City of Tucson, Arizona; that the signatures appearing hereinabove are the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they bear, and that each and all of them are residents and duly qualified electors of the City of Tucson; that the names of the persons procuring the said petition and who should be notified of all proceedings and action taken in reference to such petition, are (here insert the names of three (3) persons, and their addresses).
Subscribed and sworn to before me this ________ day of ________, 19 ________.
Notary Public, Pima County, Arizona
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My Commission expires:
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State Law References: See additional restrictions, Arizona Constitution, article 4, part 1, § 1(9), regarding requirement that electors must sign in the presence of circulator of petition.