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March 10, 2008 Page 8 circulators shall not be based on the number of signatures collected. (6) The petition contain the ballot title and the ballot question. (7) Each page of the completed petition form shall be numbered consecutively. (c) For purposes of certification, any petition shall be found insufficient [whieh] that: (1) Is signed by less than [the « red number of qualified yatefs Of the eoun ] ten percent of the voters who voted in the last Mayoral election. (2) Proposes, or requests appeal of, an ordinance not subject to the powers of initiative or referendum. (d) Signatures are invalid and petitions insufficient: (1) If signers are not given an opportunity to read the full text of the proposed ordinance under an initiative petition, or the designation and description of the ordinance in question under a referendum petition, and if the full text of a proposed ordinance or ordinance under question is not contained in or attached to each signature paper or set of signature papers of an initiative or referendum petition, respectively, throughout circulation. (2) If written statements (executed by the circulators for each set of signature papers) are not attached to the papers at the time of filing of a petition with the clerk. Each written statement shall attest that: a particular individual personally circulated an identifiable set of signed petitions; each signed petition bears a stated number of signatures; each signature on a petition was affixed in the petition circulator's presence; each signature is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be; and the full text of the proposed measure was made available to petition signers. (e) Individuals may withdraw their signatures by submitting a written request to the clerk within fifteen days after the filing of an initiative or referendum petition." 4. Item four proposes amendments to section 11-8 of the proposed amendments to the Charter. The proposed subsections for addition are left undesignated, due to a previously proposed addition to section 11-8 (Item one). As amended, these provisions would read as follows: