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<br />information required by law and at least the number of elector <br />signatures required by section 2.972 of this code. <br /> <br />Chief petitioner. The elector responsible for the preparation and <br />organization of an initiative or referendum petition. Not more than <br />three electors may be designated as chief petitioners for any one <br />initiative or referendum petition. <br /> <br />City attorney. An attorney or law firm appointed by the city manager to <br />provide legal advice to the manager and council on election matters. <br /> <br />City office. The office of mayor, city councilor or Eugene Water & <br />Electric Board member. <br /> <br />City official. The mayor, a city councilor or a Eugene Water & Electric <br />Board Member. <br /> <br />City recorder. The city manager or the manager's designee. <br /> <br />Completed petition. An initiative or referendum petition that includes <br />all of the information required by law and at least the number of <br />signatures required by section 2.972 of this code. <br /> <br />Conflicting measures. Measures are conflicting when any part of one <br />measure cannot operate concurrently with a provision of the other <br />measure or when one or both measures expressly provide that they are <br />intended to be the exclusive enactment for that area of legislation. <br /> <br />Election. A general election, primary election, special election or <br />emergency election. <br /> <br />Elector. A resident of the city qualified to vote under the Oregon <br />Constitution, Article II, section 2. <br />Emergency Election. An election held on a date other than those dates <br />described in ORS 221.230(1) or successor statutes. To call an <br />emergency election, the city council must find by resolution that an <br />emergency exists that requires an election sooner than the next <br />available election date under ORS 221.230(1) in order to avoid <br />extraordinary hardship to the community. In calling an emergency <br />election the city council must comply with the requirements of ORS <br />221.230(2)-(4) or successor statutes. <br /> <br />General election. An election held on the first Tuesday after the first <br />Monday in November of each even numbered year, or as otherwise <br />defined by the Oregon Legislative Assembly. <br /> <br /> <br />Ordinance – Page Page 2 of 24 <br />S0803106-attA.DOC 3/7/2008 <br /> <br />