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stating the time and the places of holding such election. Failure to give such notice shall not invalidate such election. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 8. Chapter Four, Section 4.05, of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Subdivision 2. The City Clerk shall give at least sixty (60) days published prior notice of such special election, except as set forth under Subdivision 5 of this section. (Amended 8/9/82) (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 9. Chapter Five, Section 5.02, of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Subdivision 2. Each signer shall be a registered voter of the City and shall sign his/her name and give his/her street address. Each separate page of the petition shall have appended to it a certificate by the circulator, verified by oath, that each signature appended thereto was made in his/her presence and that the circulator believes them to be the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be. The person making the certificate shall be a resident of the City and registered to vote. Any person whose name appears on a petition may withdraw his/her name by a statement in writing filed with the City Clerk before the City Clerk advises the Council of the sufficiency of the petition. (Amended 05/12/2003) Section 10. Chapter Five of the Charter is hereby amended to read as follows: Section 5.03. Determination of Sufficiency. The sponsoring committee shall file the completed petition in the office of the City Clerk. For determining the required number of signatures, the term "base" shall be defined as the number of registered voters at the time of the last regular municipal election. At least five percent (5%) of the base shall be required to make an initiative or referendum petition sufficient and allow such petition to be placed on the next scheduled election ballot as determined by Section 5.05 or 5.07. At least ten percent (10%) of the base shall be required to allow an initiative or referendum petition to cause, as determined by Section 5.05 or 5.07, a special (Amended 05/12/2003)