AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON TO ALLOW PROPOSED ORDINANCES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY PETITION SIGNED BY ELECTORS OF THE CITY EQUAL IN NUMBER TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS RESIDING WITHIN THE CITY AT THE TIME OF THE LAST REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION. Enacted June 9, 2016. Effective June 9, 2016.
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AN ACT AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF WILMINGTON TO ALLOW PROPOSED ORDINANCES TO BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY COUNCIL BY PETITION SIGNED BY ELECTORS OF THE CITY EQUAL IN NUMBER TO TWENTY-FIVE PERCENT OF THE TOTAL NUMBER OF REGISTERED VOTERS RESIDING WITHIN THE CITY AT THE TIME OF THE LAST REGULAR MUNICIPAL ELECTION.Intro. by Davis, Hamilton, Catlin.
Bill History:
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Tue, 10 May 2016 House: Filed(link is external)
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Wed, 11 May 2016 House: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 11 May 2016 House: Ref To Com On Local Government(link is external)
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Wed, 18 May 2016 House: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 18 May 2016 House: Cal Pursuant Rule 36(b)(link is external)
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Wed, 18 May 2016 House: Added to Calendar(link is external)
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Wed, 18 May 2016 House: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 18 May 2016 House: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 19 May 2016 House: Regular Message Sent To Senate(link is external)
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Thu, 19 May 2016 Senate: Regular Message Received From House(link is external)
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Thu, 19 May 2016 Senate: Passed 1st Reading(link is external)
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Thu, 19 May 2016 Senate: Ref To Com On State and Local Government(link is external)
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Tue, 7 Jun 2016 Senate: Reptd Fav(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2016 Senate: Passed 2nd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2016 Senate: Passed 3rd Reading(link is external)
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Wed, 8 Jun 2016 Senate: Ordered Enrolled(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2016 Ratified(link is external)
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Thu, 9 Jun 2016 Ch. SL 2016-13(link is external)
Bill Summaries:
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Bill H 1083 (2015-2016)Summary date: Jun 9 2016 - View Summary
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Bill H 1083 (2015-2016)Summary date: May 10 2016 - View Summary
Amends the Charter of the City of Wilmington, SL 1977, Chapter 495, Section 5.1, as amended by Chapter 367 of SL 1983, that establishes that any proposed ordinance can be submitted to the council by petition signed by electors of the city. Establishes that if the petition accompanying a proposed ordinance is signed by electors to the city equal to 25% of the total number of registered voters residing within the City of Wilmington at the time of the last regular municipal election (was, equal to 25% of the votes cast at the last preceding regular municipal election) and contains a request that such ordinance be submitted to a vote of the people, if not passed by the council, the council must either pass the ordinance without alteration within 20 days after the city clerk and the New Hanover County Board of Elections have certified the sufficiency of the accompanying petition, or, within 20 days after the city clerk and the New Hanover County Board of Elections have certified the sufficiency of the petition, the council must call a special election to be held within six months, unless a general election is fixed within six months thereafter, where at such time, the ordinance is to be submitted without alteration to the vote of the electors of the city.
Identical to S 860, filed 5/10/16.