Persons desiring direct legislation by initiative and referendum shall file a petition. Petitions for initiative or referendum shall be as follows:
A. Filing: The petition shall be filed with the county clerk and must be signed by qualified electors of the county equal to twenty percent (20%) of the qualified electors voting in the county in the last general election.
B. Form: The petition shall be in substantially the following form:
PETITION FOR INITIATIVE OR REFERENDUM
To the Honorable , County Clerk for the County of Valley:
We the undersigned qualified electors of Valley County, Idaho respectfully demand that the following proposed law, to-wit: (setting out full text of measured proposed) shall be submitted to the qualified voters of Valley County for their approval or rejection. That a special election therefor be called; that we, each for himself, say: I am a qualified elector of the county of Valley, my residence, post office address, county, election precinct and the date I signed this petition are correctly written after my name.
Election
Name Residence Post Office Precinct Date
(If a city, street and number)
(Here follow twenty numbered lines for signatures)
(Ord. 81-7, 11-23-1981; amd. 2011 Code)