Section 22-23-1006 – Legal Sufficiency of Referendum Petition.
22-23-1006. Legal sufficiency of referendum petition. The municipal clerk shall determine if the referendum petition meets the requirements of W.S. 22-23-1005, and if he finds a petition legally sufficient, he shall certify it to the governing body who shall suspend the ordinance.
Section 22-23-1007 – Partial Repeal of Ordinance Subject to Referendum; Acceptance or Rejection by Electors.
22-23-1007. Partial repeal of ordinance subject to referendum; acceptance or rejection by electors. If the governing body does not entirely repeal an ordinance subject to referendum, it shall submit the question to the electors of the municipality in the same manner as an ordinance proposed by initiative petition. If a majority of the electors voting […]
Section 22-23-1003 – Adoption by Governing Body or Submission to Electors.
22-23-1003. Adoption by governing body or submission to electors. An ordinance proposed by a valid initiative petition shall either be adopted within twenty (20) days by the governing body or submitted to a vote of the municipal electors at a special election to be held not more than sixty (60) nor less than twenty (20) […]
Section 22-23-1004 – Adoption by Electors; Repealing or Amending.
22-23-1004. Adoption by electors; repealing or amending. (a) If a majority of the qualified electors voting on the question vote in favor of a proposed initiative ordinance, it is adopted and may not be repealed or amended except by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the municipality. (b) The municipal governing body may […]
Section 22-23-1005 – Ordinance Adopted by Governing Body Subject to Referendum Vote.
22-23-1005. Ordinance adopted by governing body subject to referendum vote. An ordinance adopted by a municipal governing body shall be subject to a referendum vote if a petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors registered in the city or town is filed with the municipal clerk not later than twenty (20) days […]
Section 22-23-1001 – Ordinance by Initiative Petition; Content.
22-23-1001. Ordinance by initiative petition; content. An incorporated city or town having a commission form of government may propose a municipal ordinance by an initiative petition signed by ten percent (10%) of the qualified electors registered in the city or town and filed with the municipal clerk. The petition shall contain the proposed ordinance, the […]
Section 22-23-1002 – Determining Validity of Petition; Certification.
22-23-1002. Determining validity of petition; certification. As soon as an initiative petition is filed, the municipal clerk shall determine whether it contains sufficient legal signatures. If the petition is legally sufficient, the clerk shall immediately certify it to the governing body of the municipality.
Section 22-23-802 – Proclamation; Supplementation of Advertisement.
22-23-802. Proclamation; supplementation of advertisement. The date of a special election and the location of polling places shall be proclaimed by the governing body of the municipality not more than thirty (30) nor less than fifteen (15) days before the special election. The proclamation shall state the purpose of the election and shall be published […]
Section 22-23-803 – Polling Places; Election Judges.
22-23-803. Polling places; election judges. The governing body shall designate sufficient polling places to permit convenient voting and shall designate a sufficient number of qualified electors resident in the municipality to serve as judges of election. The judges of election at a municipal special election shall discharge the same duties as the judges of election […]
Section 22-23-804 – Ballots.
22-23-804. Ballots. The municipal clerk shall provide ballots for the special election and shall deliver to each polling place ballots equal in number to the number of electors registered in the precinct plus twenty-five percent (25%).