Except as otherwise provided, all amendments to this Charter shall be proposed and placed on the ballot by:
1. An ordinance passed by a roll call vote of three-fifths (
3/5
) of the members of the Council; or
2. A petition signed by a number of qualified voters equal to ten (10) per cent of the vote cast in the last preceding regular mayoral election of the Merged Government.
Any amendment which has the effect of abolishing the Merged Government may be placed on the ballot only if petitioned by a number of qualified voters equal to fifteen (15) per cent of the vote cast in the last preceding regular mayoral election of the Merged Government. Said amendment shall become effective in accordance with the provisions of this Charter and only at such time as the General Assembly of Kentucky has established a successor government to replace and supersede the government established by this Charter.
Each proposed amendment shall pertain only to a single article of this Charter.
Annotation—That portion of this section is invalid which provides that no amendment which has the effect of abolishing the Charter shall become effective until such time as the General Assembly of Kentucky has established a successor government to replace and supersede the government established by the Charter. See Holsclaw v. Stephens, supra, at 480.