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2.971 Elections - Initiative and Referend.u&n_ ~ Manner of Initiating or Refbrring_ _L_e. gislation. (4) An ordinance passed by the council and referred by the electors under section 2.981 of this code, shall not take effect except as provided in section 2.986 of this code. Secti0n 6. Subsection (3) of Section 2.973 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended, new subsections (4) and (7) are added, and subsections (4) and (5) are renumbered as (5) and (6), as fbllows: 2.973 Elections - Initiative and Referendum~ Fo~ of Petition. (3) ~nature Sheets on Initiative Petition. On an initiative petition, each signature sheet shall contain the caption of the ballot title issued pursuant to section 2.977. (4) ~nature Sheets on Referendum Petition. On a referendum petition, each signature sheet shall contain either the caption of the ballot title or the title of the ordinance to be referred. (5) The reverse side of the cover of an initiative or referendum petition and both sides of a signat~e sheet may be used for obtaining signatures on an initiative or referendum petition. If both sides ora signature sheet are used, each side shall contain the information required on a signature sheet under subsection (2) of this section. (6) Not more than 20 signatures on the cover or on each side of each sheet of the inhiative or referendum petition shall be counted. The cover of the initiative or referendum petition, if the cover is used to gather signatures, and each signature sheet shall be verified on its face by the s~gned statement of the circulator that the individuals signed the cover or sheet in the presence of the circulator, on the date indicated, and that the circulator believes each individual is an elector registered in the city. Such verification shall be on a form prescribed by the city recorder. (7) Each person collecting signatures must carry at least one complete and correct copy of the text of the initiative measure or ordinance being referred and must allow any person to review the text upon request. Section 7. Section 2.975 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is repealed. Section 8~ Subsections (2)(a), (b) and (e) of Section 2.976 of the Eugene Code, 1971, are amended as follows: 2.976 Elections - Initiative and Referendum, ProCedure Prior to Circulation of Petition. (2) Specifications and Referral for Ballot Title. When a prospective petition is filed, the city recorder shall immediately: (a) Determine whether the petition is in the proper form; (b) Advise the person presenting the petition whether it is in proper form and, if it is not, what the defects are; Ordinance - 3