Chapter 295 - Initiative and Referendum
- COUNTY INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 295.075 - “Board” defined.
- 295.085 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning county ordinances.
- 295.095 - Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by
- 295.105 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification.
- 295.115 - Consideration by board; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition.
- 295.121 - Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of ballot questions; duties of committees; regulations; preparation of arguments by county clerk if board fail
- 295.125 - Results of election.
- COUNTY REFERENDUM CONCERNING SPECIFIC LEGISLATIVE ACTS ORRESOLUTIONS
- 295.140 - Petition for referendum: Form and requirements; circulator’s affidavit; receipt issued by clerk; certification of sufficiency; review of certification.
- 295.150 - Names of registered voters may be contained in more than one petition; verification of petition.
- 295.160 - Submission of question to people; publication.
- 295.170 - Form of question on ballot; count and canvass of votes.
- 295.180 - Effect of approval or disapproval of majority of registered voters.
- MUNICIPAL INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 295.195 - Definitions.
- 295.200 - Registered voters’ power of initiative and referendum concerning city ordinances.
- 295.205 - Commencement of proceedings: Petitioners’ committee; form and requirements of petition; determination of anticipated financial effect; circulator’s affidavit; receipt for petition issued by
- 295.210 - Certification of sufficiency of petition; review of certification.
- 295.215 - Consideration by council; submission to registered voters; withdrawal of petition.
- 295.217 - Appointment of committees to prepare arguments advocating and opposing approval of ballot questions; duties of committees; regulations; preparation of arguments by city clerk if governing bo
- 295.220 - Results of election.
- PROHIBITED ACTS
- STATE INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
- 295.005 - “Petition district” defined.
- 295.009 - Requirements for petition: Must embrace one subject; must include description.
- 295.012 - Requirements for petition: Number of signatures.
- 295.015 - Copy of petition for initiative or referendum to be filed with Secretary of State before presentation to voters for signatures and after any amendment; effect of amendment on petition; deter
- 295.035 - Petition for initiative proposing amendment to Constitution: Secretary of State to use same number for identification of petition when submitted at successive elections.
- 295.045 - Petition for referendum: Filing; submission to voters at general election.
- 295.055 - Petition for initiative or referendum: Regulations specifying format; each document of petition limited to voters of single county; removal of name from petition.
- 295.056 - Petition for initiative or referendum: Requirements for submission of signatures to county clerk.
- 295.0575 - Petition may consist of more than one document; circulator’s affidavit.
- 295.0585 - County clerk required to make copies of petition and signatures; copies to be made available to public.
- 295.061 - Challenge to description of petition; challenge to legal sufficiency of petition.
- SUFFICIENCY OF CERTAIN PETITIONS
- 295.250 - Determination of total number of signatures.
- 295.260 - Verification of signatures.
- 295.270 - Certification of sufficiency or insufficiency of petition; date petition deemed filed.
- 295.280 - Handling of petition.
- 295.290 - County or city clerk must allow witness of determination and verification of signatures.