ARTICLE XIII Initiative, Referendum and Recall

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ARTICLE XIII Initiative, Referendum and Recall

SECTION 1. RIGHT TO INITIATIVE.

SECTION 2. FORM OF PETITION.

SECTION 3. SIGNATURES TO PETITIONS.

SECTION 4. FILING PETITION.

SECTION 5. ADDITIONAL SIGNATURES.

SECTION 6. HEARING BY COUNCIL COMMITTEE.

SECTION 7. COUNCIL ACTION; POWERS.

SECTION 8. CERTIFICATION; SUPPLEMENTAL PETITION.

SECTION 9. SUBMISSION TO ELECTORS.

SECTION 10. BALLOT FORM.

SECTION 11. MAJORITY VOTE ON INITIATIVE.

SECTION 12. REPEALING ORDINANCES.

SECTION 13. PUBLICATION, AMENDMENT OR REPEAL.

SECTION 14. WHEN ORDINANCES GO INTO EFFECT.

SECTION 15. RIGHT TO REFERENDUM.

SECTION 16. PROCEDURE.

SECTION 17. MAJORITY VOTE ON REFERENDUM.

SECTION 18. FORM OF PETITIONS.

SECTION 19. ENACTMENTS NOT SUBJECT TO REFERENDUM.

SECTION 20. CONFLICT OF PROVISIONS.

SECTION 21. EMERGENCY MEASURES.

SECTION 22. ACTS PRELIMINARY TO ELECTION.

SECTION 23. RECALL PROCEDURE.

SECTION 24. PETITIONS.

SECTION 25. SIGNATURES.

SECTION 26. FILING AND CERTIFICATION.

SECTION 27. SUPPLEMENTAL PETITIONS.

SECTION 28. RECALL OF AUDITOR.

SECTION 29. RECALL ELECTION.

SECTION 30. BALLOTS.

SECTION 31. NOMINATIONS; PROCEDURE.

SECTION 32. SUCCEEDING OFFICER.

SECTION 33. IMMUNITY TO RECALL.

SECTION 34. STATE LAW TO GOVERN WHERE NO CHARTER PROVISION.

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SECTION 1. DUTIES.

(Repealed November 5, 1996)

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(Repealed November 5, 1996)

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(Repealed November 5, 1996)

ARTICLE XIII
Initiative, Referendum and Recall

The Initiative

SECTION 1. RIGHT TO INITIATIVE.

Any proposed ordinance may be submitted to the Council by petition signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least fifteen (15) percent of the total votes cast at the last preceding general Municipal election; but no ordinance or other measure shall operate to amend this Charter unless properly designated as an amendment and adopted as such.

SECTION 2. FORM OF PETITION.

Petitions submitting proposed ordinances to the Council shall be filed with the Clerk of the Council. Signatures to such petitions need not all be appended to one (1) paper but all petition papers circulated with respect to all proposed ordinances shall be uniform in character and shall contain the proposed ordinance in full, and have printed or typewritten thereon the names and addresses of at least five (5) electors who shall be officially regarded as filing the petition and shall constitute a committee of the petitioners for the purpose thereinafter named.

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