Section 123.31. Registered electors; certification.

(1) Upon the filing of a petition initiating an annexation by registered electors of the area proposed to be annexed, the township clerk shall certify to the department the number of registered electors in the area proposed to be annexed on the date the petition was filed. The township clerk shall certify whether the signatures are of registered electors in the area proposed to be annexed.

(2)     Upon the filing of a petition initiating an incorporation the township or village clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify whether the signatures are of qualified electors and freeholders of the area proposed to be incorporated.

(3)     Upon the filing of a petition initiating a consolidation, the township, village, or city clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify whether the signatures are of qualified electors of the area proposed to be consolidated.

(4)    Upon the filing of a referendum petition asking for an election on an annexation, the city or township clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify to the department the number of registered voters in the area proposed to be annexed, the remainder of the township and the annexing city, whichever is appropriate, on the filing date of the petition. The city or township clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify whether the signatures are of registered electors of the city, of the area proposed to be annexed, or the balance of the township, whichever is appropriate.

(5)           Upon the filing of a referendum petition asking for an election on a consolidation or incorporation, the city or township clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify to the department the number of registered electors in the area proposed to be consolidated or incorporated on the filing date of the petition. The city or township clerk, whichever is appropriate, shall certify whether the signatures are of qualified electors of the area proposed to be incorporated or consolidated.

History: 2013 AACS.