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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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