§ 2.44.040. Required signatures.

A.

The necessary signatures on a petition shall be secured within ninety (90) days from the date of the first circulation of the petition. The petition shall be signed in ink or indelible pencil.

B.

Every petition for either the initiative or referendum in the government of the municipality shall be signed by a number of qualified voters residing within the territorial limits of the city, or, if the act sought to be initiated or referred pertains exclusively to the area outside cities or to a service area, by a number of qualified voters residing within the area outside cities or within the service area, as the case may be, equal to twenty-five (25) percent of the total number of votes cast at the last general election in the city, or special election called for the purpose of electing city officers.

C.

When signing a petition each voter shall write or print after his/her signature the date of signing the petition and his/her address.

D.

Illegible signatures unless accompanied by a legible printed name may be rejected by the municipal clerk.

E.

A petition signer may withdraw his/her signature upon written application to the clerk within seven days after the petition has been filed with the clerk.

(Prior code § 36.53.040)