Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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verify the number and genuineness of the signatures and the voting qualifications of the signers; and, if electors in a number sufficient under section 2.972 of this code have signed the petition, the city recorder shall so certify [and accept] the petition. If the city recorder determines that [there is] the petition contains an insufficient number of elector signatures, the petition shall be returned to [its sponsor] the chief petitioners. (2) If the number of elector signatures required under section 2.972 of this code [number of signatures] exceeds 4,500, the city recorder or designee may utilize the statistical sampling technique established by rule of the Secretary of State to [verify] determine whether a petition contains the required number of elector signatures [of electors]. If signatures on an initiative or referendum petition are verified [under] using this procedure, a petition may not be rejected for the reason that it contains [less] fewer than the required number of elector signatures unless two separate sampling processes establish the lack of requisite signatures. The second sampling must contain a larger number of signatures than the first sampling. 2.980 Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Presentation of Initiative Measure to Council. (1) No later than 20 days after [verification of signatures on a] the city recorder certifies a completed initiative or referendum petition [for a measure], the city manager shall present the petition to the council for consideration. At that time, or thereafter, the council may: (a) Adopt an ordinance proposed by an initiative petition; (b) Repeal an ordinance referred by referendum petition; (c) Vote to urge adoption or defeat of the initiated or referred measure; [or] (d) Order submission of an alternative measure or measures to be voted upon at the same election as the initiated or referred measure. [Council action to adopt an ordinance proposed by an initiative petition or to repeal an ordinance referred by a referendum petition shall occur no later than 60 days after verification of signatures on the petition for the measure.] (2) During the 61 day period prior to an election on an initiative or referendum measure the council shall refrain from adopting an ordinance proposed by an initiative petition or repealing an ordinance referred by a referendum petition. 2.981Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Voting on Measure . (1) Initiative. (a) A charter or charter amendment or revision proposed by initiative petition, a protected ordinance proposed by initiative petition, and an ordinance proposed by initiative petition but not enacted in accordance with section 2.980 of this code, shall be submitted to Ordinance – Page Page 12 of 23 07 Election Code Amendments (00186837-10) 2/4/2008