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4. REVIEW OF COVER AND SIGNATURE SHEETS After receiving a final ballot title, the chief petitioners may begin the cover and signature sheet approval process by submitung a draft of the cover and signature sheets to the City Recorder for review and approval. No signatures may be gathered until the approval process has been completed. Cover and signature sheets must include the following: o Cover Sheet a. Instructions to circulators and signers. b. Ballot title, question and explanation as it will appear at the election. c. Names and addresses of Chief Petitioners. d. The complete and correct text of the proposed legislation. (Eugene Code Section 2.973) o Signature Sheet a. The 10 word (or less) Ballot Title. b. A clear statement as to whether petition circulators are being paid. State Form SEL 373 may be used if some circulators are being paid. State Form SEL 371 may be used if no circulators are being paid. c. A signed statement by the circulator that all signatures on the sheet were collected in his/her presence. (Eugene Code Section 2.973) 5. CIRCULATORS COLLECT SIGNATURES A. Number of signatures required to place an initiative petition on the ballot: An initiative petition requires 15 percent of the number of votes cast for all candidates for mayor at the most recent mayoral election preceding the date when circulation of the petition begins. Based on the November 2, 2004, election, the number of signatures required is 8,060, who must be registered voters in Eugene. Many signatures are rejected during the verification process because they are illegible, duplications, or the electors do not reside within the legal boundaries of the City of Eugene. Therefore, petitioners are advised to collect at least 10 percent more signatures than are required (an additional 806 or total of 8866) in order to increase the likelihood of having enough valid signatures to meet the requirement. B. Time limit for collection of signatures: As specified in Eugene Code Section 2.976(1 c), the first signature on the petition must be collected no later than 90 days after the issuance of the final, certified ballot title. If the petitioners fail to begin collecting signatures within the 90 days, the petition is void. The petitioners may refile at any time. C. Time limit for filing petition: The petition must be filed with the City Recorder's Office no later than 100 days after the date the first signature on the petition is collected (Eugene Code Section 2.976(1 d)). 6. CHIEF PETITIONERS FILE PETITION SIGNATURE SHEETS FOR VERIFICATION When the chief petitioners file the completed initiative petition with the City Recorder's Office, the Initiative Petition Process 8/2007 Page 3