Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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legislation be submitted to the electors]. (3) The council may order submission of proposed or adopted legislation to the electors. (4) An ordinance [passed] for which a prospective referendum petition has been submitted to the city recorder [by the council and referred by the electors under section 2.981 of this code, shall] does not take effect during the period of signature collection and signature verification, and if petitioners collect the number of elector signatures required under section 2.972 of this code, the ordinance shall not take effect except as provided in section [2.986] 2.987 of this code. 2.973 Elections - Initiative and Referendum, [Form of] Petition Prospective . (1) An initiative or referendum petition shall be in the form prescribed by the city recorder. (2) [ The chief petitioners shall include with the prospective petition a statement declaring whether one or more persons will be paid money or other valuable consideration for obtaining signatures of electors on the initiative or referendum petition. After the prospective petition is filed, the chief petitioners shall notify the city recorder not later than the tenth day after any of the chief petitioners first has knowledge or should have had knowledge that: (a) Any person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the prospective petition declared that no such person would be paid. (b) No person is being paid for obtaining signatures, when the statement included with the prospective petition declared that one or more such persons would be paid. (3) Signature Sheets on Initiative Petition. On an initiative petition, each signature sheet shall contain the caption of the ballot title issued pursuant to section 2.977. (4) Signature Sheets on Referendum Petition. On a referendum petition, each signature sheet shall contain either the caption of the ballot title or the title of the ordinance to be referred. (5) The reverse side of the cover of an initiative or referendum petition and both sides of a signature sheet may be used for obtaining signatures on an initiative or referendum petition. If both sides of a signature sheet are used, each side shall contain the information required on a signature sheet under subsection (2) of this section. (6) Not more than 20 signatures on the cover or on each side of each sheet of the initiative or referendum petition shall be counted. The cover of the initiative or referendum petition, if the cover is used to gather signatures, and each signature sheet shall be verified on its face by the signed statement of the circulator that the individuals signed the cover or sheet in the presence of the circulator, on the date indicated, and that the circulator believes each individual is an elector registered in the city. Ordinance – Page Page 7 of 23 07 Election Code Amendments (00186837-10) 2/4/2008