7.100.060 Signature requirements.
A. The signatures on an initiative or referendum petition shall be secured within ninety (90) days after the clerk issued the petition. The statement provided under BMC 7.100.030(A)(6) shall be signed and dated by the sponsor. Signatures shall be in ink.
B. The clerk shall determine the number of signatures required and inform the contact person in writing. The petition shall be signed by a number of voters based on the number of votes cast in that municipality at the last regular election held before the date written notice is given to the contact person that the petition is available equal to:
1. Twenty-five (25) percent of the votes cast if the municipality has fewer than seven thousand five hundred (7,500) persons; or
2. Fifteen (15) percent of the votes cast if the municipality has seven thousand five hundred (7,500) persons or more.
C. A petition signer may withdraw the signer’s signature on written application to the clerk before certification of the petition. [Ord. 11-13 § 2.]