Drafter
Clerk 04/02/2009
Title
AN ORDINANCE proposing an amendment to Sections 230.40, 230.50 and 800 of the King County Charter to provide that deadlines for placement on the ballot of referenda, initiatives and proposed charter amendments be established by ordinance instead of by charter; and submitting the same to the voters of the county for their ratification or rejection at the November 2009 general election.
Body
SECTION 1. There shall be submitted to the voters of King County for their approval and ratification or rejection, at the next general election to be held in this county occurring more than forty-five days after the enactment of this ordinance, an amendment to Sections 230.40, 230.50 and 800 of the King County Charter as set forth herein:
230.40 Referendum.
Except as provided herein, an enacted ordinance may be subjected to a referendum by the voters of the county by filing with the county council prior to the effective date of the ordinance petitions bearing signatures of registered voters of the county equal in number to not less than eight percent of the votes cast in the county for the office of county executive at the last preceding election for county executive. In addition, except as provided herein, an enacted ordinance which pursuant to state law is effective only in unincorporated areas of the county may be subjected to a referendum by the voters of the unincorporated areas of the county by filing with the county council prior to the effective date of the ordinance petitions bearing signatures of registered voters residing in unincorporated areas of the county equal in number to not less than eight percent of the votes cast at the last preceding election for county executive, provided however that the number of required signatures shall be calculated based only upon votes cast within areas which on the date such petitions are required to be filed are unincorporated areas of the county. Each petition shall contain the ful...

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