Title 13, Title 13

(1) Except as provided in 7-5-131, the electors of a local government may, by petition, request an election on whether to enact, repeal, or amend an ordinance. (2) Except as provided in 13-28-206(3), a petition under this part signed by at least 15% of the local government's qual…

(1) A local government petition must be substantially in the form provided by this part. Clerical or technical errors that do not interfere with the ability to judge the sufficiency of signatures on the petition do not render a petition void. (2) (a) Petition sheets may not excee…

An affidavit, in substantially the form provided in 1-6-105 or in the following form, must be attached to each petition sheet or petition section submitted to the county official: I, (name of person who is the signature gatherer), swear that I gathered the signatures on the petit…

(1) A petition approved as to form may not be circulated for the purpose of signature gathering more than 1 year prior to the final date for filing the signed petition with the county election administrator. (2) A local government petition may be signed only by a qualified electo…

(1) The governing body of the local government may, within 60 days of receiving the petition, take the action called for in the petition. If the action is taken, the question need not be submitted to the electors. If the county election administrator has already certified the bal…

(1) Signed sheets or sections of petitions with original signatures must be: (a) collected and filed with the official responsible for the registration of electors in the county in which the signatures were obtained within 90 days of the date of the notice that the petition was a…

(1) If an approved petition containing sufficient signatures is filed prior to the ordinance's effective date or within 60 days after the passage of the ordinance, whichever is later, a petition requesting an election on whether to amend or repeal the ordinance delays the ordinan…

(1) A governing body of a local government may refer an existing or proposed ordinance to a vote of the people by resolution. (2) Unless otherwise provided by law, an ordinance referred to a vote of the people by the governing body of a local government must comply with the state…

(1) The governing body of the local government may direct that a suit be brought in district court by the local government to determine whether the proposed action is valid and constitutional. The suit must be initiated within 14 days of the date a petition is approved as to form…