(A) The forms designed by the Secretary of State to be used for initiative and referendum petitions shall be made available to the public by the City Clerk, and they shall serve as a guide for individuals preparing prospective petitions. Substantial compliance with initiative and referendum forms is required before authorization to circulate such petition shall be granted by the City Clerk. Chief petitioners or circulators preparing prospective petitions shall be responsible for making copies of the petition for circulation after authorization for circulation has been granted.
(Neb. RS 18-2514)
(B) Each petition presented for signature must be identical to the petition authorized for circulation by the City Clerk. Every petition shall contain the name and place of residence of not more than three persons as chief petitioners or sponsors of the measure. The chief petitioners or sponsors shall be qualified electors of the municipality potentially affected by the initiative or referendum proposal. Every petition shall contain the caption and the statement specified to be part of the ballot title. When a special election is being requested, such fact shall be stated on every petition.
(Neb. RS 18-2515)
('72 Code, § 1-1203) (Ord. 1213, passed 9-22-83; Am. Ord. 1264, passed 11-13-86; Am. Ord. 1862, passed 1-8-04)
Statutory reference:
Service of summons on political subdivisions, see Neb. RS 25-510.02