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 […]
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.
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) […]
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electors voting on the question vote in favor of a proposed initiative ordinance, it is adopted and may not be repealed or amended except by a majority vote of the qualified electors of the municipality.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 […]
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 […]
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.
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 […]
