10-2a-209. Processing of petition by county clerk -- Certification or rejection -- Petition modification.
(1) Within 45 days after the day on which a petition for incorporation is filed under Section, the county clerk shall: 10-2a-208 use the procedures described in Sectiontodetermine whether a signer is a registered voter; and 20A-1-1002 determine whether the petition for incorporation complies with Section; and 10-2a-208 if the county clerk determines that the petition for incorporation complies with Section, certify the petition for incorporation and notify in writing the contact sponsor of the certification; or 10-2a-208 if the county clerk determines that the petition for incorporation fails to comply with Section, reject the petition for incorporation and notify the contact sponsor in writing of the rejection and the reasons for the rejection. 10-2a-208
(2) If the county clerk rejects a petition for incorporation under Subsection, the sponsors of the petition for incorporation may correct the deficiencies for which the petition for incorporation was rejected and refile the petition for incorporation with the county clerk. (1)(b)(ii) Notwithstanding the deadline described in Subsection, the sponsors of the petition for incorporation may file a modified petition for incorporation under Subsectionno later than 30 days after the day on which the county clerk notifies the contact sponsor of rejection under Subsection. 10-2a-208(1) (2)(a) (1)(b)(ii) A valid signature on a petition for incorporation described in Sectionmay be used toward fulfilling the signature requirement described in Subsectionfor a petition for incorporation that is modified under Subsection. 10-2a-208 10-2a-208(1) (2)(a)
(3) Within 20 days after the day on which the county clerk receives a modified petition for incorporation under Subsection, the county clerk shall review the modified petition for incorporation in accordance with Subsection. (2)(a) (1) The sponsors of a petition for incorporation may not modify the petition for incorporation more than once.