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Time limit for collection of signatures: As specified in Eugene Code Section 2.974(c), the first signature on the petition must be collected no later than 90 days after the issuance of the final ballot title. If the petitioners fail to begin collecting signatures within the 90 days, the petition is void. The petitioners may file again at any time. Time limit for filing petition: The petition must be submitted to the City Recorder’s Office no later than 100 days after the date the first signature on the petition is collected (Eugene Code Section 2.974(d)). CHIEF PETITIONERS SUBMIT PETITION SIGNATURE SHEETS FOR VERIFICATION When the chief petitioners submit the completed initiative petition to the City Recorder’s Office, the City Recorder counts and examines each sheet to determine whether the circulator’s certification is sufficient. Please note that each sheet must include a signed statement by the circulator that he/she personally witnessed each individual’s signing. After completing this process, the City Recorder forwards the petition signature sheets to Lane County Elections. The elections division, acting on behalf of the City, shall verify the legality of the signatures within 15 calendar days of the filing date (Eugene Code Section 2.979(1)). As specified in Eugene Code Section 2.979(2), if the required number of signatures exceeds 4,500, the statistical sampling technique is used to verify whether a petition contains the required number of signatures. PETITIONERS FILE STATEMENT OF ORGANIZATION & FINANCIAL REPORTS Oregon law requires that chief petitioners register with the Oregon Secretary of State and file reports of all financial transactions. To register, the treasurer or Chief Petitioner must file a Statement of Organization for a Chief Petitioner Committee using the Oregon Secretary of State’s electronic filing system, ORESTAR, or completing the paper form (SEL 222), and filing it with the Elections Division either by mail, fax, or hand- delivery. The form may be downloaded from the Election Division’s website at www.oregonvotes.org. The City Recorder assigns the petition itself an identification number to use for this filing. The Elections Division assigns another identification number to the Chief Petitioner Committee. Registration must occur within 3 business day of first receiving a contribution or making an expenditure, but no later than the date the petition is approved for circulation. The City Recorder cannot approve cover and signature sheets for circulation until a Statement of Organization has been filed. If the petition qualifies to the ballot and will subsequently be voted on at an election, any group, including the chief petitioner committee, that intends to support or oppose the measure, must register as a political committee with the Oregon Elections Division. Please note that a group formed to support or oppose a petition that is not yet a measure on a ballot is not a political committee. On request, the City Recorder’s Office will provide the 2008 State of Oregon Campaign Finance Manual. Information is available on the Oregon Elections Division Website at http://www.sos.state.or.us/elections/publications/cf_manual.html ELECTION Placement on an election: As specified in Eugene Code Section 2.981, an initiative that is certified to have sufficient signatures will be voted on at the first primary or general election to be held not sooner than 90 days after the certification, with the following exceptions. (1) If the initiative is an ordinance and not a charter amendment, the council may choose to adopt it without forwarding it to an election. (2) The council may choose to place the initiative on an earlier election. The special election I nitiative Petition Process Page 3 of 4 12/10/2008