362.4 Petition of eligible electors.
1. If a petition of the voters is authorized by the city code, the petition is valid if signed by eligible electors of the city equal in number to ten percent of the persons who voted at the last preceding regular city election, but not less than ten persons, unless otherwise provided by state law. The petition shall include the signatures of the petitioners, a statement of their place of residence, and the date on which they signed the petition.
2. The petition shall be examined before it is accepted for filing. If the petition appears valid on its face it shall be accepted for filing. If it lacks the required number of signatures it shall be returned to the petitioner.
3. Petitions which have been accepted for filing are valid unless written objections are filed with the city clerk within five working days after the petition is received. The objection process in section 44.8 shall be followed.
[C75, 77, 79, 81, §362.4]
89 Acts, ch 136, §70; 94 Acts, ch 1180, §51; 2017 Acts, ch 54, §76
Referred to in §28E.17, 37.2, 43.112, 44.8, 330.17, 364.2, 364.4, 368.3, 372.4, 372.6, 372.11, 372.13, 376.2, 384.7, 384.12, 384.24A, 384.26, 388.2, 389.2, 392.5
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