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Subdivision 3. If the ordinance is required to be put on a ballot, or if the Council chooses to submit the ordinance as presented as a ballot measure, they shall proceed as provided for in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of those voting on the ordinance vote in its favor, it shall become effective thirty (30) calendar days after adoptioncertification of the election results unless the ordinance specifies a later effective date. If the majority does not vote in favor, the ordinance shall not be enacted. (Amended, Ord. 650, 8-16-2000) Section 5.07. Referendum*. Prior to the date when an ordinance takes effect, it may be subjected to a referendum by a petition which shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, the exact text of the measure to be considered by the electorate voters. The Sponsoring Committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator at least ten (10) calendar days before the ordinance takes effect. If a petition is determined to be frivolous, no further action on the petition shall be taken and the adoption of the ordinance shall proceed according to Section 3.05. If the petition is found to be sufficient under the provisions of Section 5.03 of this chapter, the said ordinance shall thereby be prevented from going into operation, and the subject matter of the petition shall be placed on the ballot at the next election occurring in the City. If no election is to occur within 120 days after the filing of the petition, the Council shall call a special election to be held within such period, providing the petition has been found to be sufficient. If a majority of the voters voting thereon favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall remain in effect. If a majority of the electors voting thereon votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results the Council must immediately adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it is decided by a vote of the public. The Council must also immediately pass a resolution to place the measure on a ballot as provided in Section 5.05 of this Charter. If a majority of the voters favors the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall take effect immediately unless the ordinance specifies a later date. If a majority votes against the ordinance contained in the petition, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. If the petition does not meet the requirements of sufficiency under the provisions in Section 5.03 of this chapter and is determined not to be frivolous, the Council must adopt a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance for thirty (30) calendar days and the Sponsoring Committee will have twenty-one (21) calendar days in which to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified insufficiency according to Section 5.04. If the final finding is that the petition is insufficient, the ordinance shall take effect on the date declared by the resolution of suspension. If the corrected petition is declared sufficient according to Section 5.03, the Council must pass a resolution suspending the effective date of the ordinance until it can be decided by a vote of the public and proceed as previously mentioned in this section. (Amended, Ord. 651, 8-16-2000) Section 5.08. Recall. Consideration by the electorate of the recall of any elected officer of the City may be initiated by petition. The voters of the City may request a recall vote of any elected official of the City by petition. The petition shall state at the head of each page, or attached thereto, a certificate stating the name of the official whose removal is sought, the grounds for recall, constituting which shall be malfeasance, or misfeasance or nonfeasance in office, in not more than two hundred fifty (250) words, and the intention of the sponsoring committeeSponsoring Committee to bring about the official's recall. Such The petition shall be filed in the Clerk-Administrator's office prior to circulation. and shall be valid for one hundred eighty (180) calendar days during which time a completed petition with signatures must be filed. If the petition or amended petition