Fulton Petitions ordinance (Charter § 10.3)

(a) Number of Signatures. Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by qualified voters of the city equal in number to at least ten percent (10%) of the total number of qualified voters registered to vote at the last regular city election. Recall petitions must be signed by qualified voters of the city registered to vote for such office equal in number to at least twenty-five percent (25%) of the total number of qualified voters registered to vote for such office at the last regular city election.

(b) Form and Content. All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one (1) instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing and the date signed. Petitions shall be filed with the city clerk within sixty (60) days after the date of the earliest signature on the petition. Initiative and referendum petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered. Recall petitions shall state the name and office of the elected official sought to be recalled and shall contain a statement of the reasons for which recall is sought which shall not be more than two hundred (200) words in length. The reasons for recall are misconduct in office, incompetence or failure to perform duties prescribed by law.

(c) Affidavit of Circulator. Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his presence, that he believes them to be the genuine signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the ordinance proposed or sought to be reconsidered, or the recall statement.