HomeMy WebLinkAbout201 - 12/16/1986 - SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF CITY ELE ORDINANCE NO. 201, 1986
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT
TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS
OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
CONCERNING THE CONDUCT OF CITY ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, Article IV, Section 8 of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins provides that the Charter may be amended as provided by the laws of
the State of Colorado; and
WHEREAS, Section 31-2-210, C.R.S. , provides that Charter amendments
may be initiated by the adoption of an ordinance by the Council submitting
a proposed amendment to a vote of the qualified electors of the City of
Fort Collins; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to submit certain proposed Charter
amendments to the registered voters of the City at the next regular City
election to be held on March 3, 1987.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1 . The following proposed Charter amendment shall be
submitted to the registered voters of the City at the next regular City
election to be held on March 3, 1987:
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT NO. 5
Part A. In the event that Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 concerning
the composition of council is not adopted by the electors, Section 1(c) of
Article II of the Charter of the City is hereby repealed and Section 1(d)
of said Article is amended as follows:
(e)-dnti3-the-fegalar-city-election-in-April;-1973T-the-€ive-(5)
present--members--a€--the--eeuneil--shall--eenstitute--the--City
Council:--Net-4ater-than-fi€teen- (15)-days-from-the-passage
ef--this--Amendment;--the--City--Council--shall;--by--Ordinance;
divide---the- City—4nte--fear--{4)--districts--rfleeting--the
guali€icatieRs--set-Werth--in-fib)--above--which--shall--be--the
districts--f rem--which-eeuneilmen--shal I--be--nominated--f or-the
regular-city-eleetieR-in-1973;--and-four-(4)-eeaneilrnen-shall
be-elected-at-sueh-eleetieR;-ene-(I)-€rem-each-such-district:
Such--ordinance-may--be-gassed-as-an-emergeRey-measure:--The
three-(3)-ine unbent-eeuneil-members-whese-terms-de-Rot-expire
in-—l973--shall-constitute--the-"at--4arge2--members-�€--the
council-and-shall-continue-te-serve-until-the-expiration-o€
their--term--of-ef€ice--as--new-establfished-a€ter--the-jeneral
eity--eleetien--in--Apr4l;--1975;--at--which--eleetien--the4r
successers-shall-be-eleeted-at-large:
(d) The term of office of all members of the City Council shall
be four (4) years each, or until their successors have been
elected and have taken office as provided in this Charter.
Each regular biannual city election shall alternate between
selecting "at-large" members of the Council and members
nominated from districts. The term of members of the Council
shall begin at 10:00 o'clock a.m. on the first Tuesday after
the second Monday in March of the year in which they shall
have-beep ARE elected. provided-that--In-the-event-a-ran-e€f
election-4s-required-pursuant-te-Art icle-XVI;-Section-2:2-of
this--Charter;--the-terry-e€-all--members-e€-the-pity--Geuneil
shall-begin-on-the-first-Tuesday- after-the-second-Monday-4n
April-ef-the-year-in-which-they-shall-have-been-elected.
Part B. Section 2 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 2. City elections.
A general REGULAR city election shall be held on the first
Tuesday after the first Monday in March OF ODD-NUMBERED YEARS.
I983T--and--biennially-4 hereafter: Special city elections and
ran-e€f-elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions
of this Charter and any ordinances adopted pursuant thereto. ALL
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS SHALL BE NON-PARTISAN.
Part C. The biannual city elections for the regular selection of
council members in odd-numbered years shall be designated as "regular"
elections and the term "regular" shall be substituted for "general "
wherever such term appears in the charter designating city or municipal
elections.
Part D. Sections 2. 1 and 2.2 of Article XVI of the Charter of the
City are hereby repealed in their entirety, effective May 1 , 1987, and, if
Proposed Charter Amendment No. 1 concerning council members elected by
district is not adopted by the voters, then Section 12 of said Article
shall be amended as follows:
Section 12. Canvass of vote.
The Board of Elections shall meet as a canvassing board on the
third day after every City election and canvass the vote. The
board shall determine the total number of legal votes cast for
each candidate and measure voted upon, and file a certificate
with the city clerk declaring the results of the election. The
candidates receiving the highest number of votes so far as there
are full-regular terms to be filled FOR AT-LARGE COUNCIL OFFICE
shall be declared elected to those terms. If-there-is-a-vacancy
terra--or--terms--te--be--€iIled;--then-the--candidate-er--candidates
having--the--next- b#gkest-camber--e€--votes--se--far-as-there-are
vacancy--terms--to--be--filled--s hall--be--declared--elected: THE
CANDIDATE RECEIVING THE HIGHEST NUMBER OF VOTES FOR A DISTRICT
COUNCIL OFFICE SHALL BE DECLARED ELECTED TO THAT OFFICE. In
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event of a tie, THERE SHALL BE A RECOUNT OF THE BALLOTS CAST FOR
THE TIED POSITION, AND IF THE VOTE REMAINS TIED UPON THE RECOUNT,
the selection shall be made by the Board of Elections by lot
after notice to the candidates affected.
Seetien-2:I:--Vetes-required:
Subject-to-the-provisions-o€-Section-2-2-of-this-Artieie;-the
candidates--receiving--the--highest--number--a€--votes--shall--be
elected:
Sect4on-2:2:--Run-eff-elections:
(a)-After--a--general--munieipal--election--€er--Ceuncilmembers
at-large--at--which-at- least—three--candidates-de-net-each
receive--vetes--equal--te--ferty--percent-J40%)-of-the- total
number--of--voters--whe--cast--ballets--at--such--eleetien;--a
run-a€€-election-shall-be-required-fer-these-candidates-pet
receiv4ng-such-forty-percent-{40%)7
(b)-In--the-event-a--run-a€f-eleetien-4s-fequired-€er-at-large
Ceuncilmembers;-two-candidates-for-every-at-large-pesitien
net-€filled--by-a-candidate-receiving-at-least-€arty-percent
(40%)-ef-the-ballets-cast-shall-appear-en-the-ballet:--The
candidates - appearing-en-the-ballet- shall - be-these
candidates-who-feceived-the-Highest-number-e€-votes-in-the
general- municipal-electien:--The--candidates-feceiving-the
highest-number-a€-vetes-4n-the-fun-eff-eleetien-se-l=ar-as
there-are-pesitiens-to-be-filled-shall-be-eleeted:
(e)-Any--run-eff-election-fequired-herein-shall-be-held-en-the
first--Tuesday--a€ter-the--first--Menday-4n--April-a€ter--the
last---preceding---general--inunicipal--eleetien--and--shall
substantially--eenform--as--previded--4n--his-charter-4er
general-elections-with-such-medi€icatiens-as-may-reasenably
be-required:
(d)-The-Beard-o€-Elections-shall-meet-as-a-canvassing-beard-en
the-third-day-a€ter-every-f kin-of f-election-and-eanvass-the
vete:--The-beard-shall-determine-the-tetal-number-ef-legal
votes-east-€or-each-candidate-and-€ile-a-eerti€icate-with
the--City--Clerk-declaring-the--results--of-the-elections-4n
accordance--with--this--Section--2 2-ef—Article--XV1-of-th4s
Charter:----In-the-event-of-a-tie;--the-selection-shall-be
made-by-the-Beard--e€-Elections-by-let--after-notice-te-the
eandidates-of€eeted:
(e)-A-fun-ef€-election-shall-net-be-eensidered-to-be-a-special
electien-fer-purpese-a€-Article-XVII-e€-this-Charter:
(f)-(Reserved)
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Part E. Sections 3 and 4 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City
are hereby repealed and reenacted as follows:
Section 3. Nomination; ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION.
Any person who is qualified AT THE TIME OF NOMINATION, for the
office to be filled may be nominated for an THE elective office
by petition. A-�petitien--€er--this-parpese--shall--signed-lay--net
less-than-twenty-#ive-qual4€ied-eleeters-€er-each-eandidate-te-be
elected: A NOMINATING PETITION FOR AN AT-LARGE COUNCIL OFFICE
SHALL BE SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE REGISTERED ELECTORS.
A NOMINATING PETITION FOR DISTRICT OFFICE SHALL BE SIGNED BY NOT
LESS THAN TWENTY-FIVE REGISTERED ELECTORS RESIDING IN THAT
DISTRICT. A REGISTERED qualified elector may sign A petitions
for as-many ONE persons-as-there-are FOR EACH AT-LARGE offices to
be filled by THE election AND FOR ONE PERSON FOR THE OFFICE
REPRESENTING THE DISTRICT IN WHICH SUCH ELECTOR RESIDES. IF AN
ELECTOR SHOULD SIGN MORE PETITIONS THAN ENTITLED, SAID ELECTOR'S
SIGNATURE SHALL BE VOID AS TO ALL PETITIONS WHICH THE ELECTOR
SIGNED . The- form- e#- the- nominating- petition- shall -be
substantially-as-fellews=
I;-an-undersigned-elector-e€-the-City-e€-Fort-Coll ins;-hereby
nem4nate-:::::::-whose-residenee-4s-:::::::::::;-te-be-veted-€er
at-the-elect4en-to-be-held-en-the-::::-day-a€-::::::::::::::I-and
l-certi€y-that-l-am-qual4#ied-te-vote-€er-this-candidate-and-that
I--have--net--s4gned-mere--rem4nat4ng--petitiens-4han--there--are
of€iees-fer-which-l-am-entitled-to-vete:
Name----------Street-and-Number--------Bate-ef-Signing
(Spaees-#er-signatures-and-required-data)
The-eireulater-a#-each-petition--shall-make-and-file-with-the
pet4t4en-the-€ellew4nge
Statement-a€-C4rculater
I;--the--unders4gned,-a-jualif4ed-eleeter-a€--the-City-a€-fert
Cell ins;-am--the-e4reulater-e#-the-feregeing-pet4t4en-eenta4n4ng
:::::::----------signatures:---Each-signature--vas--made--4 n--my
presenee-and-4s-the-genuine-s4gnature-e€-the-persen-whose-name-it
purperts-to-be:
Signature-a€-C4reulater:::::::::::-::::
My-address-4s-:::::::::::::::::::::::::
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Subscribed- and- swern- te- fie€ere- rne - tHis - - : : : : : - day- of
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My-Gemrnissien-expires-:::::::-::::::::::
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Deputy-Glerk-or-Notary-Public
No nominating petition shall be accepted unless accompanied by
a verified acceptance OF THE NOMINATION BY THE CANDIDATE. in
substantially--the--following-#erm= THE CANDIDATE SHALL CERTIFY
THAT HE OR SHE IS NOT A CANDIDATE, DIRECTLY OR INDIRECTLY, OF ANY
POLITICAL PARTY AND WILL SERVE IF ELECTED.
I--hereby--aceept--the--flemination--fer-- -agree--te
serve-4f-elected:--I-eerti€y-that-I-am-pet-a-candidate;-directly
or-4ndireetly;--e€--any--pelitieal--party--er--beeause-a€-premised
suppert;-directly-er-indirectly;-e€-any-political-party;-any-€irfn
or-eorperatien;-any-fraternal-organ izatien;-any-church-or-ether
religious--erganizatien;-any--4aber--erganizatien3--er--any--ether
erganization-whatsoever:
Signature. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ::::::::
Section 4. PETITIONS. Aeeeptanee-a€-Neminatien:
(a) Form; circulation. The signatures on the A nominating
petition need not all be subscribed on one page, but to
each separate page SECTION of the petition there shall be
attached a signed statement of the circulator thereof,
stating the number of signers on eaeh-page THAT SECTION of
the petition, and that each signature thereon was made in
His THE CIRCULATOR'S presence and is the genuine signature
of the person whose name it purports to be. When
executed, such statement shall be accepted as true until
it shall be proved false. If any portion is proved false,
that portion of any petition shall be disregarded.
Following each signature on the petitions of nomination
shall be written the PRINTED NAME AND the residence
address of the signer, AND THE DATE OF SIGNING. ALL
NOMINATING PAPERS COMPRISING A PETITION SHALL BE FILED AS
ONE INSTRUMENT. THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL PRESCRIBE BY
ORDINANCE, UPON RECOMMENDATION OF THE CITY CLERK, THE FORM
FOR A NOMINATING PETITION WHICH SHALL INCLUDE WARNINGS AND
NOTICES TO SIGNERS AS NECESSARY AND THE CANDIDATE'S
ACCEPTANCE OF NOMINATION.
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The-City-Clerk-shall-forthwith-examine-all-petition-submitted:
I€-a--petitien-4s-i=eund--to-de--signed-lay-fewer-persons-than-the
number--eerti€ied--by--the--eireuIater;-4he--signatures--shall--be
aefepted-unless-void-en-ether-grounds:--I€-a-petition-is-found-te
be--signed--by--more--persons--than--the--number--e€--signatures
certified;-Ahe-last-signature-in-excess-ef-the-number-eerti€ied
shall-lie-disregarded.--Within--five-days-a€ter-the--filing-ef-a
nominating--petitien;--the-City-Clerk-shall-notify-the-eandidates
and-the-person-whe-filed-it;-with-a-statement-certifying-where in
the-petitien-is-found-insufficient:--Within-the-regular-time-€er
€iIing-pet itions;-such-a-pet itien-may-be-amended-and-filed-again
as-a--new--pet itien;-4n-which--ease-i he-dime-e€-the-first-filing
shal I--be--disregarded--in—determining--the-valid ity--of-sign at ures
thereen;-�r--a--4if€erent--petitien-Keay-ibe-Filed--fer--the--same
e and i date:--The--petitien--€er--each--persen--nominated--shall--be
preserved-by-the-electien-autherities-until-the-expiratien-e€-the
terms-o€-effice-fer-whieh-he-has-been-neminated:--All-nominating
papers--cemprising--a--petitien- shall--be--filed--as-one-instrument
with--the--City--Clerk--net--earlier- than-forty-five-days-and--net
later-than-twenty-€ive-days-befere-the-eleetiens:--The-City-Clerk
shall-make-a-reeerd-of-the-exaet-time-at-whieh-eaeh-pet itien-is
filed--and-shall- take-and--preserve--the--name--and-address-ef-the
persen-by-whew-it-is-€fled:--A-persen-whe-has-been-nominated-may;
net--later--than--eighteen--days--de€ere-4he--date- ef--eleetien;
withdraw--by--filing-iwith--the--City--Glerk-a--request-therefer-4n
writing;--and---ne-game--se--withdrawn--shall--be--placed--upen--the
ballet:
(b) Sufficiency of petition. All-nominating-papers-cemprising
a-petitien-shall-be-€fled-as-ene-instrument-with-the-City
Clerk--net-earlier-than-forty-€ive-days-and-net-cater-than
twenty-€ive--days---before--the--electien: A NOMINATING
PETITION MAY NOT BE CIRCULATED EARLIER THAN FIFTY (50) DAYS
BEFORE THE ELECTION AND MUST BE FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK
NOT LATER THAN THIRTY (30) DAYS BEFORE THE ELECTION. The
City clerk shall make a record of the exact time at which
each petition is filed and shall take and preserve the
nameS and mailing addressES of the persen-dy-whem-4t-4s
filed CIRCULATORS AND THE CANDIDATE. The City Clerk shall
forthwith examine all petitions submitted, and within five
days after the filing of a nominating petition, the-City
Clerk notify the candidate and the persen--whe--filed--it
CIRCULATORS, with a statement certifying wherein--the
pet4t4en--4s--#eund--4nsu€f4eient THE RESULTS OF THE
EXAMINATION, SPECIFYING THE PARTICULARS OF INSUFFICIENCY,
IF ANY. If a petition is found to be signed by fewer
persons than the number certified by the circulator, the
signatures shall be accepted unless void on other grounds.
If a petition is found to be signed by more persons than
the number of signatures certified BY THE CIRCULATOR, the
last signatureS in excess of the number certified shall be
disregarded. Within the regular time for filing petitions,
such-a AN INSUFFICIENT petition may be amended and filed
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again as a new petition, in which case the time of the
first filing shall be disregarded in determining the
validity of signatures thereon, or a different petition may
be filed for the same candidate. The petition for each
person nominated shall be preserved by the eleetien
aatherities CITY CLERK until the expiration of the terms of
office for which be SUCH PERSON has been nominated. A
person who has been nominated may, not later than eighteen
TWENTY-THREE days before the day of election, withdraw by
filing with the City Clerk a request therefor in writing,
and no name so withdrawn shall be placed upon the ballot.
(c) NO PERSON SHALL RECEIVE ANY COMPENSATION WHATEVER FOR
CANVASSING FOR SIGNATURES TO A NOMINATING PETITION OR FOR
SIGNING SUCH A PETITION.
Part F. Sections 7 and 11 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City
are hereby amended as follows:
Section 7. Form of ballots.
The city clerk shall cause ballots to be printed, bound,
numbered, and authenticated, as required in this Charter or by
ordinance. Ballots shall be printed on paper of uniform size,
quality and color, and in the same kind of type and same color of
ink, and shall be so arranged that voters can easily make their
selections.
The ballot shall contain but one list of candidates, arranged
in alphabetical order of surnames, for both full regular terms
and parts of terms to fill a vacancy. There shall be as many
blank spaces on the ballot for voters to write in other names as
there are offices to be filled. Space on the ballot shall be
provided for Charter amendments and other measures to be voted
on. Fer-measures--limited--te-4axpaying--eleeters;--a--separate
ballet--shall-be--used. Nothing on the ballot shall indicate the
source of support of candidacy nor any party or political
designation or anything to indicate views or opinions of any
candidate. IT SHALL BE THE DUTY OF THE CITY CLERK TO PRESERVE
THE USED BALLOTS FOR AT LEAST ONE YEAR AFTER THE ELECTION.
The council shall have the power by ordinance to provide for
the use of voting machines OR ELECTRONIC VOTING SYSTEMS in
accordance with principles set forth in this Charter.
Section 11. Eleetien-preeedare POLLING HOURS.
The polls shall be kept open on election day from 7:00 o'clock
a.m. to 7:00 o'clock p.m. Immediately--upen-elesing-the-polls
and-after-all-eleeters-have-departed-there€rem;-the-judges-shall
unleek--the-ballet-boxes-and-eeunt-the-votes 7--Within-twenty-two
heurs-a€ter-clesing-the-polls-the-judges-shall-certify-the-number
of-vetes-and-the-election-results-te-the-city-clerk-and-deliver
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to--him--all--tised--and--unused-Ballets--and-eleet4eR--suppl4es--and
reeerds:--It-shall-be-his-duty-te-pre se rye-the-used-ballets-fer
met--less-Ahan-ane--year-a€ter--the-eleet4on: UPON CLOSING THE
POLLS AND AFTER ALL ELECTORS HAVE LEFT, THE JUDGES SHALL DELIVER
THE VOTED BALLOTS, UNUSED BALLOTS AND ELECTION SUPPLIES AND
RECORDS TO THE CITY CLERK.
Part G. Section 5 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 5. Notice of election.
The city clerk shall prepare a list of candidates whose names
are entitled to appear on the ballot, with the name of the office
to be filled, and shall publish the same as a legal notice not
more than fifteen days nor less than ten days before the
election. SUCH NOTICE SHALL ALSO INCLUDE ANY BALLOT ISSUES THAT
ARE TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT THE SAME ELECTION.
Part H. Section 6 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 6. Board of Elections.
There is hereby created a Board of Elections consisting of the
city clerk and two qualified REGISTERED electors appointed by the
Council . They shall recommend to the Council for approval such
rules and regulations not inconsistent with this Charter as are
necessary for the conduct of electionS. The Board shall provide
for ballots and sample ballots, for determination of the winner
in event of a tie vote, for canvass of returns, and for issuance
of appropriate certificates. Board members may receive such
compensation as may be determined by the Council .
Part I. Section 9 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 9. Judges.
The Board of Elections shall , not less than FIFTEEN (15) days
before any general REGULAR City election, appoint not fewer than
three judges as an election board in each precinct to serve until
the next general REGULAR City election. Such judges shall be
qual4f4ed REGISTERED ELECTORS, PREFERABLY RESIDING in their
precincts. The Board of Elections shall fill all vacancies in
precinct election boards.
Part J. Section 14 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is
hereby amended as follows:
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Section 14. Corrupt practices.
Any person who shall-at-any-Eity-eleetien violateS AT A CITY
ELECTION any State law, provision of this Charter or ordinance of
the City relative to registration or election, or who, if a
candidate, shall fai1S to file a sworn statement of expenses as
herein required, upon conviction thereof shall be disqualified
from holding any City position or employment for two years, or
any elective City office for four years.
Part K. Section 16 of Article XVI of the Charter of the City is
hereby amended as follows:
Section 16. Number of ballots.
The city clerk shall prepare and deliver to the judges of
election for use on election day a SUFFICIENT number of ballots
equal-4e BASED ON the number of persons registered in each
precinct. plus-twenty-five:
Part L. Section 18 of Article II of the Charter of the City is hereby
amended as follows:
Section 18. Vacancies.
All elected officers shall hold office until their successors
are elected and qualified. Any vacancy in an elective office
shall be filled within thirty--(39) FORTY-FIVE (45) days by
appointment of the Council until the next regular election, when
the vacancy shall be filled by the electors for the remainder of
the term, if any. Any person appointed to fill a vacancy for an
unexpired term in an elective office shall have the
qualifications required of persons to be regularly elected. In
the case of a vacancy representing a member elected from a
district, any person appointed or elected to fill such vacancy
shall be from the same district. A vacancy shall existS when a
member of the Council fails to qualify within thirty (30) days
after the commencement of kis SUCH MEMBER'S term or if he OR SHE
dies, resigns, removes from the City OR THE DISTRICT FROM WHICH
ELECTED, or absents-himself-from FAILS TO ATTEND meetings of the
Council for sixty (60) days, unless excused by resolution thereef
OF THE COUNCIL, or if he OR SHE is convicted of a felony or is
judicially declared a mental incompetent.
Part M. Reference to former Section 8 of Article XVI of the Charter
of the City repealed in 1971 is hereby deleted and Sections 9 through 17 of
said article are hereby renumbered consecutively as Sections 8 through 16
of said article.
Seetien-8:--Registrat4on:--(Repealed-2-11-71)
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Part N. Article XXI of the Charter of the City is hereby amended by
modifying, adding and deleting the following definitions:
"Eleeter'-'-means-a-person-who-ls-entitled-te-vote-at-a-particular
tine-and-ineludes-the-terra-'-'qualified-eleeters'-'
'-'Qual4fied-eleeter-'-rfleans-'-'electer'-'-and-is-synenyrfleas-therewith:
"Qualified--taxpaying--eleeter'-'--means--aR--eleeter--wbe;--4R--the
ealendar--year-last-preceding-the-time;-eleetien;-or-other-date;
shall-#rave-paid-a-Aax-epen--real-er- personal--property--situated
within--the--eity--and--owned--by--and-assessed-4e--him--on--the
assessment-rells;-and-ineludes-the-term-'-''taxpaying-eleeters'-'
"REGISTERED ELECTOR" OR "ELECTOR" MEANS A PERSON RESIDING IN THE
CITY WHO HAS REGISTERED TO VOTE IN CITY ELECTIONS IN THE MANNER
REQUIRED BY LAW.
"Taxpaying--eleeter'-'-tfleans-"qualified--taxpaying-eleeter''-end-4s
synenymeus-therewith:
"Vote of the electors" and-'-'vete-e€-the-quali€ied-eleeters'-' means
a favorable vote by a majority of the electors voting in an
election.
'-'Vete--of--the-4axpaying--eleeters-'-end-Crete--of--the--quali€ied
taxpay4ng-,eTeeters2-inean--a--f averable--vote-by-a-majority-of-the
taxpaying-eleeters-veting-in-an-eleetiens
Part 0. In the event that Proposed Charter Amendment No. 3,
concerning Initiative, Referendum, and Recall , is not adopted by the
voters, then the term "registered electors" shall be substituted wherever
the term "qualified electors" appears in said articles.
Part P. Capital letters indicate new or substituted language; dashes
through words indicate deletions from existing provisions and such material
is not a part of the final charter language.
Section 2. The following ballot language is hereby adopted for
submitting Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5 to the voters at said election:
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PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT`NO. 5
Amendments to the Charter of the City of Fort Collins updating
and clarifying the election provisions of Article XVI, repealing
the requirement of a run-off election when an at-large candidate
fails to receive 40% of the vote, providing for an automatic
recount of the ballots in the event of a tie between candidates
for the same office, requiring that a person be a registered
elector to circulate a petition or sign a petition for
nomination, recall , initiative or referendum and further
requiring that a person signing a nominating petition for
district office reside in that district, eliminating the
distinction between "electors" and "taxpaying electors" so that
property ownership is not a voter qualification, eliminating the
form of the nominating petition from the charter and requiring
the City Council to prescribe a standard form for nominating
petition by ordinance, providing for use of electronic voting
systems, increasing the time in which council must fill a vacancy
on council by appointment from 30 days to 45 days and declaring a
vacancy exists on council when a district council member moves
from the district.
FOR THE AMENDMENT
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered
published this 4th day of December, A.D. 1986, and to be presented for
final passage on the 16th day of December, A.D. 1986.
Mayor
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1986.Passed and adopted on final reading this 16th day of December, A.D.
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