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t registered voters and residents of the City. Any petition signer may withdraw his/her name by filing a statement of withdrawal with the Clerk-Administrator before the Clerk-Administrator advises the Council of the petition's sufficiency. Section 5 . 03 Determination of Petition Sufficiency. The committee must file the completed petition in the office of the Clerk-Administrator. A sufficient petition must be signed by at least fifteen percent of those who voted for President in the last preceding City general election. Immediately upon receipt of the petition, the Clerk-Administrator or designee must examine the petition as to its sufficiency and report to the Council within ten working days . Upon receiving the report, the Council must determine by resolution the sufficiency of the petition. Section 5 . 04 Disposition of Insufficient or Irregular Petition. If the Council determines that the petition is insufficient or irregular, the Clerk-Administrator must deliver a copy of the petition together with a written statement of its defects to the sponsoring committee. The committee has thirty days in which to file additional signature papers and to correct the petition in all other particulars, except that in a petition for recall, the committee may not change the statement of the grounds on which recall is sought. Within ten working days of receipt of the corrected petition, the Clerk-Administrator must report to the Council. If the Council finds the petition is still insufficient (94-2) 15