What happens if there are an insufficient number of signatures or the initiative petition is otherwise insufficient?
The city clerk will issue a Certificate of Insufficiency, which will set out the particulars in which the petition is insufficient. The Committee of Petitioners will have 10 days after the making of the Certificate of Insufficiency to file a supplementary initiative petition to include additional signatures. The supplementary petition will again be examined and the signatures checked to determine its sufficiency within five days of its filing. If the petition is sufficient, the clerk will issue a Certificate of Sufficiency. If it is insufficient, the clerk will issue a Certificate of Insufficiency. If a Certificate of Insufficiency is again issued, no further action will be taken on the initiative petition. [Charter Sec.
