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29 ORDINANCE NO.
SERIES OF 197~9~~
BY AUTHORITY
COUNCIL BILL NO. 31
INTRODUCED BY
COUNCILMAN HARPER
AN ORDINANCE SUBMITTING TO A VOTE OF THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE
CITY OF ENGLEWOOD AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 6, 1979, PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
ENGLEWOOD RELATING TO THE AGE AND RESIDENCY REQUIREMENT OF MEMBERS
OF THE CITY COUNCIL .
BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD,
COLORADO, as follows:
Section 1. There is her by submitted to the qualified electors
of the City of Englewood at the general municipal election to be
held on November 6, 1979, proposed amendment to the Charter of ·the
City of Englewood, as follows:
That effective irrunediately upon approval of the qualified
electors of the City of Englewood, and the certification thereof
to the office of the Secretary of State of the State of Colorado,
pursuant to Section 9, Article XX, of the Colorado Constitution
and Section 31-2-210, Colorado R vi se d St tutes, 1973, as a me nded,
Article III of the Home Rule Charter of the City of Englewood is
hereby amended to read as follows:
23:
ARTICLE III
LEGISLATIVE BODY
QUALIFICATIONS OF COUNCILMEN
o person shall be eligible for the of f ice of Councilman
unless at the time of his election he is a citizen of the
United States, at least TWENTY-ONEyears of age, and shall
have been, for TWELVE consecutive months irrunedia tely pre-
ceding such election, a qualified elector of the City.
Councilmen elected by Districts shall also be residents and
qualified electors ·of their Districts . No elected City
official shall hold any other elective public office, nor
shall he be a paid mployee of the City or any other
municipality.
Section 2. The voting machines and paper ballots for said election
shall carry the follow ing designation which shall be the submission
clause:
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FOR AGAINST
AMENDMENT NO. 1
Amending the Charter of the City of Englewood
relating to Article III, "Legislative Body",
Section 23, "Qualifications of Councilmen",
reducing the age requirement from twenty-five (25)
year s to twenty-one (21) years and reducing the
resi dency requirement from three (3) years to
twelve (12) months inunediately preceding the
election.
And each elector voting at said election and desirous
of voting for or against said amendment shall indicate his choice
by depressing the appropriate counter of the voting machine which
indicates the word "For" or "Against" or by appropriate marking
upon paper ballots, where used.
Section 3. The proper off icials of the City of Englewood shall
give notice of said general munic i pal election, which notice shall
be published in the manner and for the length of time required by
law, and the ballots cast at such e lection shall be canvassed and
the resul t asce rtained, dete rmined, and certified as required by
law .
Introduced, read in full and passed on first reading on the
16th day of July , 197 9 .
Published as a Bill for an Ordinance on the 18th day of
July, 1979.
Read by title and passed on final reading on the 6th day of
August, 1979.
Published by title as Ordinance No. 29
the 8th day of August, 1979.
, Series of 1979, on
Attest: Mayor
~+ttc"%'0""""'e.~~. ~~~~ ~ &uA ~.:(~~o hereby certify that the above and
is a true, accurate and complete copy of the Ordinance
final reading and published by title as'ordinance No. 29
1979.
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