Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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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. [Comment: The proposed revisions to section 2.980 attempt to relate the current language to the relevant elections event, which is the date of the election itself, not the date of verification of signatures on the petition. State law requires the city recorder to submit city measures to the county elections st officer not later than the 61 day before an election. Once a measure is submitted to the county elections officer, it is effectively guaranteed to be printed on the ballot. If council were to adopt an ordinance proposed by an initiative petition or repeal an ordinance referred by a referendum petition and the initiative or referendum measure remained on the ballot, elector confusion and potential legal problems (especially if council approved an ordinance that the voters subsequently rejected) could result.] 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 the electors. (b) The time for voting on an initiative measure submitted to the electors under subsection (1) of this section shall be the first primary or general election held more than 90 days after the city recorder’s certification [and acceptance] of the completed petition under section 2.979 of this code, unless the council calls an earlier [special] election on the measure. The [special] election called by the council may not be held earlier than 66 days after the city recorder’s certification [and acceptance] of the completed petition. (2) Referendum. (a) An ordinance referred by petition but not repealed in accordance with section 2.980 of this code shall be submitted to the electors. (b) An election on legislation referred to the electors by petition shall be held on the next available election date [under state law] as described in ORS 221.230(1) or successor statutes that is not sooner than the 90th day after the city recorder’s certification [and acceptance] of the completed referendum petition under section 2.979 of this code, unless the council calls an earlier [special] or later election on the measure. The [special] election called by the council may not be held earlier than 66 days after Proposed Revisions to Election Code with Commentary - Page 14 of 27 2/1/08 07 Elections Code - Prop. Revisions w-comments + (00192309)