HomeMy WebLinkAbout207 - 01/15/1985 - SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY CONCERNING ORDINANCE NO. 207, 1984
OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT COLLINS
SUBMITTING A PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDMENT TO
A VOTE OF THE REGISTERED ELECTORS OF THE
C Y OF FORT COLLINS CONCERNING THE REQUIREMENT
TO OB IN THE SIGNATURES OF 25 REGISTERED ELECTORS
FOR NO NATION TO THE OFFICE OF CITY COUNCILMEMBER
WHEREAS, Article V, Section 8, of the Charter of the City of Fort
Collins provides that t Charter may be amended as provided by the laws of
the State of Colorado; a
WHEREAS, §31-2-210, C. .S. , provides that Charter amendments may be
initiated by the adoption an ordinance by the Council submitting a
proposed amendment to a vote o the qualified electors of the City of Fort
Collins.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAI D BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT
COLLINS:
Section 1 . That the Council has reviewed the Charter of the City of
Fort Collins and desires to submit the llowing proposed Charter amendment
to the registered voters of the City at the next regular City election to
be held March 5, 1985:
PROPOSED CHARTER AMENDME NO. 5
Amend Section 3 , Article XVI of the Ch rter of the City of Fort
Collins to read as follows:
Article XVI Elections.
Section 3. Nomination.
Any person who is qualified for the office t be filled may be
nominated for an elective office by petition. A tition for this
purpose shall be signed by not less than twenty- ' ve registered
electors for each candidate to be elected. A register d elector may
sign petitions for as many persons as there are offices o be filled
by election. The signatures on the nominating petition ed not all
be subscribed on one page, but to each separate page of th petition
there shall be attached a signed statement of the circulator hereof,
stating the number of signers on each page of the petition, a that
each signature thereon was made in his presence and is the ge uine
signature of the person whose name it purports to be. Following ch
signature on the petitions of nomination shall be written the resi-
dence address of the signer. The form of the nominating petition
shall be substantially as follows:
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I, an undersigned registered elector of the City of Fort Collins ,
hereby nominate. . . . . .. . . whose residence is. . . ... .. . .. . .. .. to be
voted for at the election to be held on the . .. . day of . . .. . .. . . ;
and I certify that I am registered to vote for this candidate and
that I have not signed more nominating petitions than there are
offices for which I am entitled to vote.
Name Street and Number Date of Signing
(Spaces for signatures and required data)
The circulator of each petition shall make and file with the
petition the following:
Statement of Circulator
I, the undersigned, a registered elector of the City of Fort
Collins, am the circulator of the foregoing petition containing
. .. ... .. . . .. .. signatures. Each signature was made in my presence
and is the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports
to be.
Signature of Circulator
My address is
Subscribed and sworn to before me this _ day of
My Commission expires
(SEAL)
Deputy Clerk or Notary Public
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.
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Section 2. Proposed Charter Amendment No. 5 shall be submitted to the
voters in the following ballot language:
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PROPOSED AMENDMENT NO. 5
An Amendment to XVI, Section 3 of the Charter providing
that a petition of a candidate seeking nomination to
the office of City Council shall be signed by not less
than twenty-five registered electors for each candidate
to be elected.
FOR THE AMENDMENT
AGAINST THE AMENDMENT
Introduced, considered favorably on first reading, and ordered pub-
lished this 18th day of December, A.D. 1984 and to be presented for final
passage on the 15th day of January, A.D(./1985.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk ' �� O
Passed and adopted on final reading the 15th day of January, A.D.
1985.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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