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shall not exceed 500 wards, and sha] 1 be an imparti a1, sim 1 e and understandw . P able statement exp1 a~ n ~ ng the measure and its effects. The ex l anator statement shall incl ~ p ~ y ude an estimate and explanation of the annual f~nanc~al costs to the city if the measure is passed. ~2} No later than the 47th day before the election, the ma or shall y appoint four persons to serve on a committee to draft the ex lantor state- , p Y ment. Two members of the committee shall be proponents of the measure and two members shall be opponents. Those four shall select a fifth member of the committee and notify the mayor of the selection. ~f the four members have not selected the fifth member within five days of their a ointment or in an event no later ~ pp ~ ' y than the 42nd day before the election, the fifth mem- ber shall,be appointed by the mayor. As used herein, "' ro anent"" means the . p p ch~ef,pet~tioners of any measure in~t~ated ar referred b etition or a cit councilor votin i ~ y p y g .n favor of referring a measure to the voters far measures referred by the city council. ""Opponents" means persons who state under oath that they are opposed to the adoption of a measure. ~3} The city attorney shall prepare a draft ex lanatar stateme p y nt for each measure for review by the committee. The committee shall a rove draft statement for ublic re ' pp a . p view and comment no later than the 36th day be- fore the e1ect~on. After g~v~ng reasonable public notice the committe shat 1 hot d a ub1 i s heari n on t ~ e p g he draft statement and seek public comment thereon. No later than the 23rd day before the election the committ ee shall approve an explanatory statement far publication. If the committee fails to agree on an explanatory statement, the draft explanatory statement re ared by the cit attorne shall be t p .p Y ,y he statement for the measure. The action of the committee or city attorney shall be fina]. 2.996 voter's Pam hlet - Ar uments For or A ainst Measure. ~~} No later than the 39th day before the election at which a cit measure ~s to be voted u on a erson ~ y p p , may file with the city recorder a type- wr~tten argument supporting or opposing the measure. The ar ument shal] be in words or numbers onl g y, and shall consist of no more than 325 wards. ~ 2} Each argument filed shat 1 be accompanied by: ~a} A fee in the amount of $250, and a petition in a form prescribed by the city manager captaining the signatures of 50 electors eligible to vote on the measure; or fib} A petition in a form prescribed by the city mans er contai n o n the s e n t g g g a ures of 500 electors eligible to vote on the measure. ~3} Each person signing a petition shall subscribe to a statement that the person has read and agrees with the argument. ,~4} Signatures on the petition shall be verified by the cit man- y ager or his or her designee by comparing the signatures of the electors on the petition with the signatures of the electors on the elector re istration g cards. The city manager or his or her designee shall attach to the etition a certificate statin ~ ~ p g the number of signatures believed to be genuine. A signature not included in the number certified to be genuine shall not be counted by the city recorder far determining compliance with subsection 2 ~} of this section. ~5} The city recorder shall reject any argument which: ~a} Contains any defamatory language; fib} Contains any language which may not legally be circu- l ated ~ n the may l s; or ordinance - 2