(1) Be submitted to the county commissioners no later than 45 days after the budget has been adopted;

(2) Contain the signatures and legal addresses of voters in the county equal in number to at least 10% of the total vote cast in the county for Governor at the last preceding gubernatorial election; and

(3) Be submitted to the appropriate municipal registrar for certification by 5 p.m. on the 10th day before the petition must be filed with the county commissioners or, if the 10th day is a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, by 5 p.m. on the next day that is not a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday. The registrar must complete the certification of the petitions and return them to the circulators or their agents within 5 days of the date on which the petitions were submitted, Saturdays, Sundays and legal holidays excepted.