18.07.030 Sufficiency of petition.
A. All copies of an initiative or referendum petition shall be assembled and filed as a single instrument. Within 10 business days after the date the petition is filed, the clerk shall:
1. Certify on the petition whether it is sufficient; and
2. If the petition is insufficient, identify the insufficiency and notify the contact person by certified mail.
B. A petition that is insufficient may be supplemented with additional signatures obtained and filed before the eleventh business day after the date on which the petition is rejected.
C. A petition that is insufficient shall be rejected and filed as a public record unless it is supplemented under subsection (B) of this section. Within 10 business days after supplementary filing, the clerk shall recertify the petition. If it is still insufficient, the petition shall be rejected and filed as a public record. (Ord. 620 § 4, 2004)