§ 22-23-1001 — Ordinance by initiative petition; content

An incorporated city or town having a commission form of
government may propose a municipal ordinance by an initiative
petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors
registered in the city or town and filed with the municipal
clerk. The petition shall contain the proposed ordinance, the
signatures and residence addresses of electors signing the
petition, and the date of signing the petition. A petition
proposing an ordinance must be submitted to the municipal clerk
within ten (10) months of the date of the first signature
supporting the petition.