2007-015-RES-Ordering A Special City-Wid Election, held on the 2nd Sat. in May

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made a part of the recall petition, so that the first portion of the section will read: An ualified voter living within a council district of the City of Paris may make and Yq file with the city clerk an affidavit containing the name of the council memn~ not to that district whose removal is sought, which affidavit shall contain a stateme , exceed 200 words, of the grounds for removalo Promptly after receipt of a re the etition, the city .clerk shall serve, personally or by certified mail, a copy °ce of P affidavit on the council member sought to be recalled. Within 10 dad ment with the the affidavit, the council member sought to be recalled maye peons shall contain the city clerk, not to exceed 200 words, m response. R f alounds for the recall, and the name and title of the council member, the stetWm~e~l d ~ e petition shall so state. response of the official, if any. If no respons ^ For ^ Against 61. Amend Section 113, "Recall petitions," to specify that the minimum numbeotes si natures required on a recall petition shall be equal to at least 51 percent cil tmember g cast in the last contested election in the district represented b~ her than 51 percent whose removal is sought, or 200 signatures, whichever is, inmost so that the first two of all votes cast citywide, or 700 signatures, whichever i ), sentences shall read: The recall petition, to be effective, must be returned and filed with th 121of clerk within 30 days after the filing of the affidavit required m Section 1 the Charter and must be signed by qualified voters of the district of the cio f represented by the council member whose recall is sought. The nu eb to at signatures on the petition blanks shall be in an amount equal m num ontested least 51 percent of the total number of votes cast at theomasthat district, municipal election at which a council member was elected trfiict whichever is or the signatures of at least 200 qualified voters of that ~ of the Charter. greater, and shall conform to the provisions of Section 10 ^ For ^ Against 62. Amend Section 114, "Recall election," to provide that a recall election for rem on of a council member shall be held in the district represented by the council mtion shall the next available uniform election date, as required by law, so that the sec read: After the recall petition is filed with the city clerk, he shall at once examine e and, if he finds it sufficient and m compliance with the provisions of th Charter, he shall within five days submit it to the city council with h h certificate to that effect and notify the officer sought to be recalled ve da s action. If the officer whose removal is sought does not resign within fi y after such notice the city council shall thereupon order and fix a date for 17