(a) Initiative. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on a proposed initiative ordinance vote in its favor, it shall be considered adopted upon certification of election results and shall be treated in all respects in the same manner as ordinances of the same kind adopted by the Council, except that no measure initiated by the people and adopted by popular vote shall be subject to any veto of the Mayor, or shall be repealed by the Council, or so amended by it as to destroy the effectiveness thereof, within two years after it takes effect. If conflicting ordinances are approved at the same election, the one receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail to the extent of such conflict.
(b) Referendum. If a majority of the qualified electors voting on a referred ordinance vote against it, it shall be considered repealed upon certification of the election results. If an identical or similar ordinance is reconsidered by the Council within two (2) years from the effective date of the referendum, it shall require for passage an affirmative vote of three-fourths (3/4) of the members elected to Council.
(c) Recall. The incumbent, if not recalled in such election, shall continue in office for the remainder of his unexpired term subject to the recall as before except as provided in this Charter. If recalled in the recall election, he shall regardless of any technical defects in the recall petition, be deemed removed from office upon the announcement of the official results of that election, and the office shall be filled as in the case of a vacancy for any other reason. The successor of any person so removed shall hold office during the unexpired term of his predecessor and shall himself be subject to provision of the Charter.
(Enacted 11-3-70)