[Added 6-16-2016 by Ord. No. O-16-5[1]]
A.
A petition for referendum with respect to an ordinance
or part of an ordinance may consist of several pages or parts, but
each page or part shall contain the full text of the ordinance or
part thereof that is the subject of the referendum petition, or a
fair and accurate summary of such ordinance or part thereof. There
shall be attached to each page of the petition an affidavit of the
person who has procured the signatures thereon, attesting that the
signatures were affixed in his or her presence and that, to the best
of such person's knowledge and belief, every signature on the paper
is genuine and bona fide and that the signers are registered Town
voters residing at the addresses set forth opposite or below their
names.
B.
A person procuring signatures and signing an affidavit
must also be a registered voter for the Town of Chesapeake Beach.
A.
Upon receipt of a petition for referendum, the Town
Clerk shall immediately forward the petition to the Board of Elections,
which shall:
(1)
Verify that the signatures are valid as to voter registration;
(2)
Verify that the petition bears the signatures of the
required 50% of voters who voted in the last preceding regular election
(the percentage of petitioners to be rounded up to the nearest whole
number); and
(3)
Notify the Town Council, VIA the Town Clerk, of the
receipt of a valid petition.
B.
The Board of Elections shall validate signatures on
the petition using the voter registry. If the exact first name, last
name, date of birth and address are not found on either of the lists
comprising the registry, the signature will not be validated. If a
nickname or initial is used in place of a first name, the Board of
Elections, by majority vote, will accept or reject the signature based
on information that matches.
