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s Reviewing Petition 1. Reviewers will use a current voter list review signatures and information provided to determine sufficiency of each signature. Reviewers will maintain an inspection log to record information on rejected signatures. 2. Staff will review whether the signatures on a petition can be counted based on basic criteria, including that signers should be both eligible and registered to vote if the petition requires that the signers be eligible and registered to vote for the candidate or ballot question that is the subject of the petition (Minn. R. 8205.1030, subp 2): a. Staff ensure the signer's printed name is legible and the signature is in ink. 3 cq,0�d b. Staff check the year of birth to ensure that each signer is at least 18 years of age. The year of birth provided on the petition must be an exact match with the year of birth provided in the voter record. c. The address provided by the signer on the petition must match the address in the voter record. 3. 2. Staff will make a small `x' mark next to the signature line number for each line that does not have the information required. On an inspection log, staff will note the page and line number of any signatures not counted and detail the reason. 3. For each page of the petition, staff will count the number of signature lines that meet the legal criteria; they will write this number on the lower right-hand corner of the petition form. Staff will periodically add the numbers of sufficient signatures together to see how close the petition is to the threshold of signatures needed. 4. If the minimum number of valid signatures required has been verified, the inspection process can stop. (Minn. R. 8205.1050, subp 2.) 5. Staff complete the petition inspection form, stating whether the petition is "sufficient" or "insufficient." 6. Staff will store the inspected petition with the archived master list which was used to inspect the petition. The petition, the master list and the inspection log are all available for public inspection. 7. If the petition i sufficient tall will n petitioner and the appropriate governingbody. If the petition is ins icient, st�f" will notify_ only_ the�etitioner, including a report that describes the page, line number he signaturesnot cpu[itedsn, staff will include the date y w is anti#t[iial signatures can be submitted for inspection, if permitted by law. - — - 5 DOCSOPEN\MU210\4\901702.v1A-9/ 18/23