12-138. Same; election procedure; notice of election.
12-138
12-138. Same; election procedure; notice of election.
Any city election called under the provisions of this act shall be
called within 30 days and held within
90 days after
the filing of a petition demanding such election, or after the
publication of an ordinance authorizing a levy for which an election is
called without petition. The governing body shall pass an ordinance
calling the election and fixing the date, which ordinance shall be
published once in the official city newspaper. The sufficiency of the
number of signers of any petition filed under the provisions of this act
shall be determined by the county election officer. Every election held
under the provisions of this act shall be conducted by the county
election officer. The county election officer shall publish a notice of
such election once each week for two consecutive weeks in the
official city newspaper, the first publication to be not less than 21
days prior to such election. The
notice shall state
the time of the election and the proposition which shall appear on the
ballot. The proposition shall be: "Shall revenue ordinance No. ____,
entitled (title of ordinance) take effect?"
History: L. 1961, ch. 78, § 2; L. 1977, ch. 56, § 2; L. 1981,
ch. 173, § 9; July 1.