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(c)__That all the signatures were signed in the
circulator's presence;

 
(d)__That the circulator believes them to be
genuine signatures of the persons whose names they
purport to be;

 
(e)__That each signer has signed no more than one
petition; and

 
(f)__That each signer had an opportunity to read
the petition before signing.

 
C. Petition forms under this subsection must be assembled as
one instrument and filed at one time with the clerk of the
municipal service district. The clerk shall note the date of
filing on the forms.

 
D.__Within 20 days after the petition is filed pursuant to
paragraph C, the clerk of the municipal service district
shall complete a certificate as to its sufficiency,
specifying, if it is insufficient, the particulars that
render it defective. The clerk shall promptly send a copy of
the certificate to the petitioners' committee by mail and
shall file a copy with the municipal service district
officers.__The clerk of each participating municipality
shall cooperate as necessary to assist the clerk of the
municipal service district in completing the certificate
required under this subsection.

 
E.__A petition certified insufficient under paragraph D for
lack of the required number of valid signatures may be
amended once if the petitioners' committee files a notice of
intention to amend the petition with the clerk of the
municipal service district within 2 days after receiving the
copy of the clerk's certificate.__The procedure regarding
submission and review of a supplementary petition is as
follows.

 
(1)__Within 10 days after the notice of intention is
filed, the committee may file a supplementary petition
to correct the deficiencies in the original. This
supplementary petition, in form and content, must
comply with the requirements for an original petition
under paragraphs A to C.

 
(2)__Within 5 days after a supplementary petition is filed, the
clerk shall complete and file a certificate


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