Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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2.987 of this code. (2) The city recorder shall give public notice of the proclamation by release to the media or by posting a copy thereof at the city hall. (3) The proclamation shall be [filed] retained with the measure in the office of the city recorder. 2.98[6] Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Effective Date of Measure 7. A measure which has been approved by a majority of the electors who voted on the measure takes effect upon the mayor's proclamation that the measure has passed, or at a later date, if specified in the measure. 2.98[7] Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Conflicting Measures. 8 Of two conflicting measures approved by the electors at the same election, the measure receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be deemed approved and the other measure deemed not approved. 2.98[8] Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Unlawful Acts. 9 (1) No person other than an [city] elector shall knowingly sign a city initiative or referendum petition. (2) No person shall sign [such] a city initiative or referendum petition with a name not his or her own. (3) No person shall sign his or her name to [such] a city initiative or referendum petition with knowledge of previously signing the petition. (4) No person shall circulate or [file with] submit to the city recorder a city initiative or referendum petition which to his or her knowledge contains a signature signed in violation of this chapter. (5) No person shall procure or attempt to procure a signature to [such] a city initiative or referendum petition by fraud. (6) No person shall make a statement concerning [such] a city initiative or referendum petition that the person knows to be false. (7) No person shall knowingly make a document under this chapter that contains a false statement. (8) No city officer shall willfully violate a provision of this chapter. [2.992 Elections - Filing of Measures. All measures to be voted on by the electors at an election shall be filed with the city recorder not less than five business days before the date set by state law for the city recorder to file the measure with the Lane County Elections office.] [Comment: The city recorder could not think of a situation where it would be necessary to require that measures be filed in her office five days before they were due to Lane County Elections, so the Code section was removed.] Proposed Revisions to Election Code with Commentary - Page 17 of 27 2/1/08 07 Elections Code - Prop. Revisions w-comments + (00192309)