2007-055 RES-Canvassing the returns from the May 12, 2007 city wide special election on the proposed amendments to the charter of the City of Paris

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E. Earl, VY oting District 5 Total For 92 68 160 Against 3 4 7 Total Cast 167 F. Earl, VY oting District 6 Total For 161 18 179 Against 1 3 4 Total Cast 183 G. Ear1X Voting District 7 Total For 263 261 524 Against 21 5 26 Total Cast 550 53. Proposition 53: Amend Section 100, "Power of initiative," to clarify that the - number of signatures required on a petition to initiate an ordinance under the power of initiative is based on the total votes in all seven districts in the last contested election in each, so that the section shall read: Qualified voters of the city shall have power to propose any ordinance except an ordinance appropriating money or authorizing the levy of taxes, and to adopt or rej ect the same at the polls, such power being known as the initiative. Any initiative ordinance may be submitted to the council by a petition signed by qualified voters of the city equal in number to at least 25 percent of the number of votes cast in the cumulative seven districts in the last contested general election for each district. A. Early Voting District 1 Total For 27 32 59 Against 2 2 4 Total Cast 63 B. Early Voting District 2 Total For 9 8 18 Against 2 3 5 Total Cast 23 C. Early Voting District 3 Total For 38 73 111 Against 0 9 9 Total Cast 110 D. Early Voting District 4 Total For 119 89 208 Against 13 10 23 Total Cast 231 -55-