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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. 2.981 Elections - Initiative and Referendum, Votina 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 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 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 (a) An ordinance referred by petition but not repealed in accordance with section 2.980 of this code shall be submitted to the electors.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 as described in ORS 221.230(1) or successor statutes that is not sooner than the 90th day after the city recorder's certification of the completed referendum petition under section 2.979 of this code, unless the council calls an earlier or later 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 of the completed petition. (3) Leqislation Referred bv Council. The time for voting on legislation referred to the electors by the council shall be the first primary or general election held more than 90 days after the date that the council orders the legislation referred under section 2.971 of this code, unless the council calls an earlier special or emergency election on the measure. In any event, an election on a council-referred measure may not be held earlier than 90 days after the date that council orders the legislation referred. Section 9. Section 2.990 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is re-numbered as Section 2.984, and amended to provide: Ordinance - Page Page 10 of 18 20405(00195064)