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subject to the procedures required for ordinances under this charter; however, not more than sixty days shall elapse between the time of first reading of the initiative proposal as a bill and completion of consideration to adopt, amend, or reject the same. If a referendum petition is concerned, the ordinance to which that petition is directed shall be reconsidered by the council; and not later than thirty days after the date on which the petition was determined sufficient, the council shall by resolution repeal or sustain the ordinance. (o) If the council fails to adopt an initiative proposal or adopts a proposal with an amendment unfavorable to a majority of the committee, or if the council fails to repeal an ordinance reconsidered pursuant to a referendum petition, the clerk shall submit the final language approved by the petitioner's committee with its appropriate ballot title and ballot language to the voters of the county at the next general election. The ballot for such measures shall contain the final ballot summary and shall have below the ballot title designated spaces in which to mark the ballot FOR or AGAINST the measure. (p) The clerk shall publish the ballot title, ballot question, ballot summary and arguments for and against the measure in the Sunday paper of two Hawaii Island daily papers with the largest circulation, for the three Sundays preceding the election. The committee shall be given the opportunity to write the argument in favor of the measure. If a group of five qualified voters of Hawaii County give notice to the clerk that they wish to write the arguments against the measure, the clerk shall publish their arguments. Both sets of arguments shall be published in the same papers, on the same page, on the same days, utilizing the same size print. The names and addresses of the committee and the opposing group as they appear on the general county register for the County of Hawaii shall appear in the publication. Section 11-5. Initiative and Referendum Petitions: Forms and Sufficiency. (a) Initiative and referendum petitions shall be governed by the rules regarding form and sufficiency set forth in this section, as well as by such other rules as the county council may impose by ordinance, consistent with the provisions and with the spirit and purpose of the charter. (b) For acceptance of petitions, the clerk shall require that: (1) The petitions indicate the five members of the committee for that petition by name and residence address as they appear on the general county register for the County of Hawaii. (2) The petitions indicate the designated representative for the committee and the address to which all notices for the committee are to be sent. (3) The petitions be filed on papers of uniform size and style and assembled as one instrument. (4) Each elector signing such petitions shall print their name, which shall be reasonably similar to their name as it appears on the general county register for 4