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2.04.040 Submission of Measures to Voters.

City Code Section

(Amended by Ordinances 177200, 184947, 191522, and 191973, effective January 1, 2025.)

  1. A. Council submission of measures
    1. 1. A measure may be submitted to the legal voters of the City by resolution of the Council.  No petition is required.
    2. 2. An advisory question, advisory measure or advisory proposition may be submitted to the voters by resolution of the Council. No petition is required.  The vote will not enact the matter into law, preclude the Council from adopting an ordinance enacting the matter into law, or require the Council to enact the measure into law.
  2. B. Eligible elector’s submission of petition on legislation
    1. 1. Eligible electors may submit City legislation to the legal voters of the City by initiative petition or referendum petition. The petition must comply with the requirements of Section 2.04.050 and meet the signature requirements of Section 2.04.090.
  3. C. Charter Commission measures
    1. 1. A measure proposing a Charter amendment that is supported by an affirmative vote of at least 15 members of the Charter Commission after a public hearing process prescribed by the Council must be submitted to the legal voters of the City in conformance with the Charter and this Chapter.

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