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File #: 18-0661    Version: 1
Type: Bill Status: Passed
File created: 6/7/2018 In control: Finance & Governance Committee
On agenda: 7/23/2018 Final action:
Title: A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the general election of November 6, 2018, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver concerning the right to initiative and referendum. Changes the requirements for the number of signatures needed to refer or initiate a ballot question from five (5) per cent of the total vote for the office of Mayor in the last election at which a Mayor was elected to two (2) percent of the total number of active registered electors as of January 1 each odd-numbered year. This bill must pass no later than August 29, 2016 to meet the deadlines for the November ballot. The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-17-18.
Indexes: Shelley Smith
Attachments: 1. 18-06612018 Ordinance Request Form-CharterAmend(8.3.pdf, 2. 18-0661 Filed Bill_CharterAmend_8.3.1_Special Elections (6.14.pdf, 3. Presentation_FinGov_2018-07-17_661, 4. 18-0661_Filed Bill_CharterAmend_8.3.1_Special Elections.pdf, 5. Amendment to 0661 - Lopez.pdf, 6. 18-0661 - signed, 7. 18-0661 Filed for ordinance submitting a vote for qualifies and registered electors

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A bill for an ordinance submitting to a vote of the qualified and registered electors of the City and County of Denver at a special municipal election to be held in conjunction with the general election of November 6, 2018, a proposed amendment to the Charter of the City and County of Denver concerning the right to initiative and referendum.

Changes the requirements for the number of signatures needed to refer or initiate a ballot question from five (5) per cent of the total vote for the office of Mayor in the last election at which a Mayor was elected to two (2) percent of the total number of active registered electors as of January 1 each odd-numbered year.  This bill must pass no later than August 29, 2016 to meet the deadlines for the November ballot.  The Committee approved filing this item at its meeting on 7-17-18.

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