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Eugene Election Code <br />Changes Proposed for February 2008 <br />? <br />2.977 Adds requirements that City Recorder provides copies of <br /> Ensures that petitioners are notified of ballot title <br />Init & Ref, Preparation of ballot titles to petitioners and publishes ballot title. <br />and increases chances that public is informed. <br />POLICY QUESTION: ballot title hearing body changes <br />Ballot Title/Appeal <br />? <br /> Brings code into compliance with State ballot title <br />from City Council to Circuit Court for referenda and <br />process in order to ensure that council-referred <br />initiatives as well as council referrals. <br />measures will be accepted by Lane County <br />Elections for placement on ballot. <br />? <br /> Makes ballot title process the same for ALL city <br />measures whether citizen or council-referred. <br />2.979 Adds language previously defined in 2.971. Provides electors with understanding of reasons <br />Init & Ref, Verification of Specifies that compliance with State and code requirement signature sheets could be considered insufficient. <br />Signatures, Completed is necessary for acceptance of petition signature sheets. <br />Petition <br />? <br />2.980 Adds language previously defined in 2.971. <br /> Increased clarity lessens confusion over similar <br />POLICY QUESTION: Adds prohibition against council <br />Init & Ref, Presentation <br />terms such as verification, certification, submitting <br />adopting or repealing an ordinance that has already <br />of Init. Measure to <br />and filing. <br />been certified to the ballot between the certification <br />Council <br />? <br /> States time period requirement clearly and seeks to <br />deadline and the election. <br />avoid having a measure appear on the ballot that <br />council has already adopted (initiative option) or <br />repealed (referendum option). <br />? <br />2.981 No change to subsection (1) relating to elections on <br /> Gives council option, without requiring, that <br />Init & Ref, Voting on initiatives. <br />elections be held on primary or general election <br />POLICY QUESTION: (2) Allows council to call a later <br />Measure <br />dates to ensure greater voter turnout and be more <br />election on referendum measures. <br />economical. <br />(3) Specifies that elections on council-referred measures <br />? <br /> Requiring action 90 days before election takes into <br />must be held at least 90 days later than council action. <br />account State-required ballot title appeal period and <br />measure certification deadline. <br />2.982 No change <br />Furnishing Info Co. <br />Clerk <br />2.983 No change <br />Init & Ref, Designation <br />on Ballot <br />? <br />2.984 New section number for contents of 2.990 <br /> Removes antiquated and inadequate manner of <br />Init & Ref, Election Removes reference to option for CRO to post printed or <br />providing notice. <br />Returns Notice typewritten notices instead of publication; requires <br />? <br /> Brings code into conformance with practice. <br /> newspaper publication. <br />2/11//2008 p. 3 of 5 <br /> <br />