§ 2-72. Placement on ballot.

(a)

In the case of an initiative petition, the city clerk shall, upon certification of the sufficiency of the petition and of the ballot title, notify the county board of election commissioners and the board of directors that the measure should be placed on the ballot at the next regular election, either state, congressional or municipal, and the city clerk shall submit a copy of the ballot title for the initiated matter to the county board of election commissioners.

(b)

In the case of a referendum petition, the city clerk shall, upon certification of the sufficiency of the petition and of the ballot title, notify the county board of election commissioners and the board of directors that the measure should be placed on the ballot at the next regular state, congressional or municipal election unless the petition expressly calls for a special election or, absent a call for a special election in the petition itself, the board of directors orders a special election. If the petition expressly calls for a special election, the board of directors shall fix the date for the special election on the referendum measure. Whether pursuant to petition or order of the board of directors, the date of the special election shall be set no more than one hundred twenty (120) days after the date of certification of the petition's sufficiency by the city clerk. The city clerk shall submit a copy of the ballot title to the county board of election commissioners and advise the county board of election commissioners of the date of any special election determined by the board of directors.

(Code 1976, § 2-47; Ord. No. 72-12, § 5, 9-18-12)