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§2114.__Charter amendment; procedure |
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| | | 1.__Municipal service district officers.__The municipal | | service district officers may determine that amendments to the | | municipal service district charter should be considered and, by | | order, provide for notice and hearing on them in the same manner | | as provided in subsection 5, paragraph A.__Within 7 days after | | the hearing, the municipal service district officers may order | | the proposed amendment to be placed on the ballot at the next | | regular municipal election in each participating municipality | | held at least 30 days after the order is passed; or they may | | order a special election to be held at least 30 days from the | | date of the order for the purpose of voting on the proposed | | amendments. |
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| | | A.__Each amendment must be limited to a single subject, but | | more than one section of the charter may be amended as long | | as it is germane to that subject. |
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| | | B. Alternative statements of a single amendment are | | prohibited. |
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| | | 2.__Petition by voters.__On the written petition of a number | | of voters equal to at least 20% of the number of votes cast in | | the participating municipalities as a whole at the last | | gubernatorial election, but in no case less than 200, the | | municipal service district officers, by order, shall provide that | | proposed amendments to the municipal service district charter be | | placed on a ballot in accordance with paragraphs A and B. |
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| | | A.__Each amendment must be limited to a single subject, but | | more than one section of the charter may be amended as long | | as it is germane to that subject. |
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| | | B.__Alternative statements of a single amendment are | | prohibited. |
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| | | 3.__Petition procedure.__The petition forms must carry the | | following legend in bold lettering at the top of the face of each | | form. |
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| | | "(Name of municipal service district)" |
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| | | "Each of the undersigned voters respectfully requests the | | municipal service district officers to provide for the amendment | | of the municipal service district charter as set out below." |
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| | | No more than one subject may be included in a petition.__In all | | other respects, the form, content and procedures governing |
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