§ 6.05. Signatures.

Initiative and referendum petitions must be signed by registered voters residing within the City in number equal to thirty percent (30%) of the number of votes cast at the last general election of the City, or three hundred (300), whichever is greater. The signatures to the initiative or referendum petition need not all be appended to one paper, but each signer shall sign his or her name in ink or indelible pencil and shall add or cause to be added his or her place of residence within the City by street and number, printed name and date of signature. The signatures on a petition section shall not be considered unless there is attached to the petition section a signed, notarized and dated affidavit, executed by a resident of the City who circulated the petition section, which affidavit shall include his or her printed name, the address by street and number within the City, and the date he or she signed the affidavit; stating that he or she circulated each page and section of the attached petition; that each signature thereon was affixed in his or her presence; that each signature thereon is the signature of the person whose name it purports to be; and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief each person signing the petition section was, at the time of signing, a registered voter residing within the City of Richmond.

( Ord. No. 2016-05, § 1(Prop. 3), 2-15-2016/5-7-2016 ; Ord. No. 2016-14 , Prop. 3, 5-13-2016)