Sec. 29.26.310. Submission.
If a recall petition is sufficient, the clerk shall submit it to the governing body at the next regular meeting or at a special meeting held before the next regular meeting.
Sec. 29.26.320. Election.
(a) If a regular election occurs within 75 days but not sooner than 45 days after submission of the petition to the governing body, the governing body shall submit the recall at that election. (b) If no regular election occurs within 75 days, the governing body shall hold a special election on the recall question […]
Sec. 29.26.330. Form of recall ballot.
A recall ballot must contain (1) the grounds for recall as stated in 200 words or less on the recall petition; (2) a statement by the official named on the recall petition of 200 words or less, if the statement is filed with the clerk for publication and public inspection at least 20 days before […]
Sec. 29.26.340. Effect.
(a) If a majority vote favors recall, the office becomes vacant upon certification of the recall election. (b) If an official is not recalled at the election, an application for a petition to recall the same official may not be filed sooner than six months after the election.
Sec. 29.26.150. Protest.
If the municipal clerk certifies that an initiative or referendum petition is insufficient, a signer of the petition may file a protest with the mayor within seven days after the certification. The mayor shall present the protest at the next regular meeting of the governing body. The governing body shall hear and decide the protest.
Sec. 29.26.160. New petition.
Failure to secure sufficient signatures does not preclude the filing of a new initiative or referendum petition. However, a new petition on substantially the same matter may not be filed sooner than six months after a petition is rejected as insufficient.
Sec. 29.26.170. Initiative election.
(a) Unless substantially the same measure is adopted, when a petition seeks an initiative vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75 […]
Sec. 29.26.180. Referendum election.
(a) Unless the ordinance or resolution is repealed, when a petition seeks a referendum vote, the clerk shall submit the matter to the voters at the next regular election or, if already scheduled, special election occurring not sooner than 60 days after certification of the petition. If no election is scheduled to occur within 75 […]
Sec. 29.26.010. Administration.
(a) The governing body shall prescribe the rules for conducting an election. (b) For an election in which voters cast ballots at polling places in their precincts, the governing body shall appoint an election board composed of at least three judges for each precinct. If the governing body appoints an election board, a judge shall […]
Sec. 29.26.020. Nominations.
(a) Subject to other provisions of this title, the governing body shall provide by ordinance for nominations of elected officials by providing for declaration of candidacy or for petition requiring the signatures of not more than 10 voters, or for both. (b) A person may be nominated for and occupy more than one office, but […]