Assembly Amendment to Senate Bill No. 274 First Reprint (BDR S-1064)
Proposed by: Committee on Government Affairs
Amendment Box: Resolves conflict with section 37 of A.B. No. 444. Makes substantive change.
Resolves Conflicts with: AB444
Amends: Summary: Title: Preamble: Joint Sponsorship:
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Amend section 1, page 1, by deleting lines 7 through 9 and inserting:
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the approval of the voters. Thereafter, the wards may be increased:(a) By the city council if it determines that an increase is necessary; or
(b) Upon approval of a question proposing an increase to a specific number of wards by a majority of the voters voting on the question. Such a question must be submitted to the voters on the ballot at a general election or general city election if the city council votes for the submission of the question on its own motion or if a petition signed by a number of registered voters of the city equal to 15 percent or more of the number of voters who voted at the last preceding general election is submitted to the city council requesting an increase to a specific number of wards.
The wards
must be as nearly equal in population as can".Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 23, by deleting "
Amend sec. 3, page 2, line 28, by deleting "
Amend sec. 3, page 3, by deleting lines 6 through 18 and inserting:
"with the city clerk. All filing fees collected by the city clerk must be paid into the city treasury.
6. If, in the primary election, regardless of the number of".
Amend the title of the bill by deleting the third and fourth lines and inserting:
"city; authorizing the city council or the voters within the city to increase the number of wards in certain circumstances; and providing other matters properly relating thereto.".