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the most recent Presidential election. All petition circulators must be voters of the City. Each separate page of the petition shal•Imust include a certificate signed and dated by the circulator~er+fied-b~-each;. The certificate shall affirm that each signature apper3~'°~' +"°r°+^ was made in tfteirthe circulator's presence and that the circulator believes tfte~-the page to be-contain the genuine signatures of the pe~ss+~ voters whose names +~they purports to b~°•. Th° r,°v r,r, m~+Lir~rv +Ih° n°rt~fi~+7~o ch^n "o and that each signer was presented with the full petition Each signer of a petition must be a voter of the City and must sign and print their name and give their street address. The completed petition shall be submitted to the Clerk-Administrator for review. Any perseevoter whose name appears on a petition may withdraw their name by filing a statement in writing f+ted-with the Clerk-Administrator before sa+~the Clerk-Administrator advises the Council of the information related to the sufficiency of the petition. Section 5.03. Determination of Petition Sufficiency. T-~-Ee~ttev °"^" ~'° +"° For a petition to be sufficient it must meet the requirements set forth in section 5.02 and contain at least the following: Petitions for Initiative and Referendum require signatures of at least fifteen (15~percent of the total ballots cast for President in the most recent Presidential election. Petitions for Recall require signatures of at least twenty five (25Zpercent of the total ballots cast for President in the most recent Presidential election. If all requirements have been met the Clerk-Administrator shall report to the Council within ten (10) calendar daLrs of receipt of the completed petition Thereafter the Council shall immediately declare the sufficiency of the petition. Section 5.04. Disposition of Insufficient or Irregular Petition vw~ ~ ~ ~~~ ~.... ~~ ~...,~ ... ~.......... ... ... ...................... .....~-...... ~ ...~ _._.... .~...-- ----- ----- -- ---- -- - e t t If the Clerk-Administrator determines that the petition does not meet the requirements for sufficiency a copy of thepetition together with a written statement of its defects, shall be delivered to the Sponsoring Committee and to the Council within ten (10) calendar days of receipt of the completed petition As specified in this Charter the Sponsoring Committee shall have twenty one L1~ calendar days to file additional signature papers and/or to correct the specified irregularity Within nine (9) calendar days of receipt of the