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Reviewing A Petition <br />1. Reviewers will use a current voter list review signatures and information provided to determine <br />sufficiency of each signature. Reviewers will maintain an inspection log to record information on <br />rejected signatures. <br />2. Staff will review whether the signatures on a petition can be counted based on basic criteria, including <br />that signers should be both eligible and registered to vote if the petition requires that the signers be <br />eligible and registered to vote for the candidate or ballot question that is the subject of the petition <br />(Minn. R. 8205.1030, subp 2): <br />a. Staff ensure the signer's printed name is legible and the signature is in ink. <br />b. Staff check the year of birth to ensure that each signer is at least 18 years of age. The year of birth <br />provided on the petition must be an exact match with the year of birth provided in the voter record. <br />c. The address provided by the signer on the petition must match the address in the voter record. 3. <br />2. Staff will make a small `x' mark next to the signature line number for each line that does not have the <br />information required. On an inspection log, staff will note the page and line number of any signatures <br />not counted and detail the reason. <br />For each page of the petition, staff will count the number of signature lines that meet the legal criteria; <br />they will write this number on the lower right-hand corner of the petition form. Staff will periodically <br />add the numbers of sufficient signatures together to see how close the petition is to the threshold of <br />signatures needed. <br />4. If the minimum number of valid signatures required has been verified, the inspection process can stop. <br />(Minn. R. 8205.1050, subp 2.) <br />5. Staff complete the petition inspection form, stating whether the petition is "sufficient" or "insufficient." <br />6. Staff will store the inspected petition with the archived master list which was used to inspect the <br />petition. The petition, the master list and the inspection log are all available for public inspection. <br />7. If the petition is sufficient, staff will notify petitioner and the appropriate governing body. If the petition <br />is insufficient, staff will notify only the petitioner, including a report that describes the page, line <br />number, and details of the signatures not counted. Also, staff will include the date by which additional <br />signatures can be submitted for inspection, if permitted by law. <br />D O C S OP EN\MU210\4\9017 02 . v 1 A-9/ 18 /2 3 <br />