Housing Justice on the Ballot: A Ballot Initiative Guide

But in some jurisdictions, where the legislative body makes any changes to the law, both the Also, the signature requirement for initiated charter amendments original and amended versions must be sent to the ballot as tends to be higher than what is needed for initiated ordinances, competing measures, and the version that receives the most but a charter amendment may be preferable in that it is li. [...] For mechanism for the right to counsel program—and claimed more information about the types of lawsuits that can arise that the summary should have disclosed that the tax increase after a ballot initiative is adopted by voters, read the was adjustable and the description of “legal services” was “Litigation” section of The Hangover: Post–Election Day. [...] The number of signatures required varies by jurisdiction and may be tied to a percentage of the total number of voters in If the initiative is indirect, the legislative body will consider the the “last regular election,” “last general election,” or the “last initiative. [...] obtaining signatures equal to 5 percent of the registered electors of the municipality registered on the date of filing the Statement of Intent qualifies the initiative for the next regular election, while signatures equal to 10 percent qualify the initiative for a special election.60 When our people see an issue before them, not a candidate or the cult of personality that happens around elections. [...] The campaign, which kicked off in March of 2021 Although the $75 per unit charge under the ordinance was with the filing of the ordinance and the start of signature arguably a fee and not a tax (and therefore not subject to collection efforts, had hoped to collect twice the number of TABOR requirements), advocates decided to declare the signatures required by July, the deadline required to place t.