HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrd 1990-21® ORDINANCE 90-21
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE
TOWN OF FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AMENDING THE TOWN
CODE CHAPTER 2, MAYOR AND COUNCIL BY ADDING ARTICLE
2-6 INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM, SECTIONS 2-6-1 TO
2-6-4 PROVIDING FOR THE MANNER OF EXERCISING THE
POWER OF THE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM.
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF
FOUNTAIN HILLS, ARIZONA AS FOLLOWS.
SECTION 1. That Chapter 2 of the Town Code is hereby amended
by adding Article 2-6 Initiative and Referendum to read as follows:
SECTION 2-6-1 POWER RESERVED; TIME OF ELECTION
® There is reserved to the qualified electors of the Town the
power of initiative and the referendum as prescribed by the state
constitution. Any initiative or referendum matter shall be voted on
at the next ensuing primary or general election.
SECTION 2-6-2 NUMBER OF SIGNATURES
The total number of registered voters qualified to vote at the
last municipal election, whether regular or special, immediately
preceding the date upon which any initiative petition is filed,
shall be the basis upon which the number of qualified electors of
the Town required to file an initiative petition shall be computed.
SECTION 2-6-3 TIME OF FILING
A. Initiative petitions shall be filed at least one hundred
twenty days prior to the election at which they are to be
voted upon.
B. Referendum petitions shall be filed within thirty days of the
adoption of the ordinance or resolution to be referred. If the
Town Clerk is unable to provide petitioners with a copy of the
ordinance or resolution at the time of application for an
® official number or on the same business day of the
application, the thirty day period shall be calculated from
the date such ordinance or resolution is available.
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® SECTION 2-6-4 SAMPLE BALLOTS AND PUBLICITY PAMPHLETS
The following procedures relating to sample ballots and publicity
pamphlets are hereby adopted for conducting elections at which an
initiative or referendum is to be voted on:
A. A publicity pamphlet, containing the entire text of the
official ballot, shall be mailed by the Town Clerk to each
household within the Town in which a registered voter resides,
not less than eight days prior to the election to which the
sample ballot pertains.
B. The pamphlet shall contain the proposition as it will appear
on the ballot together with a summary of each proposition.
Each summary shall be followed by any arguments supporting
the proposition followed by any arguments opposing the
proposition.
C. Arguments supporting and opposing propositions appearing on
the ballot shall be filed with the office of the Town Clerk by
5:00 p.m. not less than thirty days prior to the election at
which the propositions are to be voted upon. Arguments
supporting or opposing propositions appearing on the ballot
shall meet the following requirements:
1. Arguments must relate to the propositions proposed by
® initiative or referred by referendum which will appear on
the ballot.
2. Arguments must identify the proposition to which they
refer and indicate whether the argument is in support of
or opposition to the proposition.
3. Arguments may not exceed three hundred words in length.
4. Arguments must be signed by the person submitting them.
Arguments submitted by organizations shall be signed on
behalf of the organization by an officer of the
organization authorized to take such action. All persons
signing documents shall indicate their residence or post
office address.
5. No person or organization shall submit more than one
argument for each proposition to be voted on.
6. Each argument shall be accompanied by a deposit in the
amount of $100 to offset proportional costs of printing.
This requirement shall not be waived on any account.
® PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Town Council of Fountain Hills, Arizona
this 6th day of December, 1990.
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Jolflz. Cutillo
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Cassie B. Hansen
Town Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
William E. Farrell,
Town Attorney
REVIEWED BY:
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Paul L. Nordin
Town Manager