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<br />tr:eir oed Ei on, suerJ a su"urri ssi on Gj' c. publ} C f:utrJ::JTi ty clG".:tJeo \':i th PC;:"t:'
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<br />w11.h respect to t!)e q'CE:s-d on su"umi "L"veo consti iutes aJ) u.:J5u"LIJGTized rf:-Deie[c.....ion
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<br />of a ae] tgcted pc......er. II In ~uch E. Cese, 52} d t:CJe court, subT::~ !:,sj or: Gf the
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<br />question to the voters hcE. nG legal effect \'i[J2tever, cno t!:=lr Decision CE:.T:IlO.....
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<br />Since en aDvisory electiGn is not 2-D I'election" in the usual sense of that .....E-TlTI,
<br />".~e fG7m2l DToce6ure sei GU"L in the s~2tutes for 2 spe~}al election neE-d not be
<br />fc<~lc.;..;eo if HJe CG'lT'JC:n aec~ces to s'c"D;d t to t!'Je "o.....ers E E,=~-cer w!!} ch is
<br />2ctuelly wj .....!Jin t!'Je cOUTlcil' 5 provin~e 1.0 oed de. For eH::.i71ple, bE.llots do nG-...
<br />need to be printed, no particuJar form of notice is required, ST'Jd the StEtutO~y
<br />provision for B petjtion of the voters likewise has no applicc~ion; that is,
<br />"L!'Je cO"G.:rJcil is ">.2.i"Joer no Otit} 1.0 call the e~ection Gn petitiGn of "'L!-Je voters.
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<br />J:o"L!-ling in the st2"ve elec~io:1 1c\','s j:Jre-.'ents E cit} from !-JoJ6ir:.g ST'J 2\J"u!Jorized
<br />s:,ec:ial eJ.ec'liGn, such es Gne on the lSS'CS'lCe of bonos, on the Sc..T"J,E- day as a
<br />s~2te feneral or priwary e]ect}Gn OT the re~ular mQT'Jicipal eJection. The Ja~
<br />is C:.J:'!biguous about tr2e }:ind c,r notice to be gi,,;en in s'Cch C2ses, !Jo'.'.eveT. J..s
<br />pGi~ted out above, a ~p2cial election ~ust be prececeD by two weels' publis~ed
<br />Tlot,}CE: 25 \r;el~ E:S by -'l,=!1 CC:.~S' DDs":LJeO TJC.'t..}ce. Si~.i}2T}:Y, ":l,ETJ C2YSl nc;sted
<br />rjG~}ce of ~!-jE Te~u~2T citj- eJeC:L5o:1 EJ"'Jst be g~ve:!l, b~~..tl.. D"'...:D~}CC.L}Co!1 of the r)~"'L~ce
<br />is o:.L,tic::Jal, e::nd not F2,:ncatcTY. Since notice of t:he refUJeT c:.ty electiorl FJst
<br />S"r.J.e 1l"t-,e o'lJc,cc"'lo"'s .;r '''r'' "0 "De c.c,"~'O""Tr'.;neo' b'\1 "0" e'l (cce JI ~ 20507)
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<br />h~~t~er, TIubJis1ed notice of e speciel election might possibly be reg2r~e6 as
<br />en o:Jt~c~2.1 fe.:JTJ of T.:o~icE -"':fJen ~!-le eJec-t,:lOrl is neJo C:!1 -\..~e s~_;"lle C2}. 25 t.he
<br />re2u~aT city eJ.ection. '~\'::e',',' of "c:,e eX:;:llici~t. publ:ic~tion :rE:GU1T2:7;eDt in
<br />205.03, it seE~S 2~1~i52~le ~c DTG\~de p~bliE~e'd no~ice E~'en ~~~E~ ~he 5Decj21
<br />e~e-c~ion ~T")r :-'es.LlJ.2..T ci~~~ electic.~J c:':<~_:r~~.jde..
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<br />_"e ',c,-;_::.:c.g L~2ces 2.-'lC e~e:::-:'::'C!1 o:~f:iceTs ere t!'Je s:::rr,e fOT DOLh eJeCeiODS ':::-;er; c
<br />s~ecjcl e2e2~ioD is :,elD 0::' tne C2Y cf the reguJcT city eJeC'l1Gn. Ser~rc~e
<br />~Ccllo":'v ~D0)~eS snoL:Jd ~[:e ~sed., hc",'."eyeT..
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<br />The \'ot,eTS ,-,2Y not peti -Lj on tne cu~"'cil "'L.O cell a speC: al elece,i on on a cues-
<br />ticn ""!ilch ',,,-:i~c:-!in t:-Je ~:rev2m~s si)~ ]'T'Oclt!cS nes been vvted 'CDon at a:notner eJec-
<br />"t.ion :-:elci YC:TSU2!1t to a petitio!1. A cO-'l",cil E2Y c211 e. s-;:;eClel election on
<br />its c-.'.-n initietive, ho..':e',eT, \',!:e-~_'leT or Dot 'tI-22 sc.::-:e quesUon tas been S\j['JT:it-
<br />ted ~ithi!1 six months, exceTIt in a few instences where statutes on specific
<br />subjects pTovide tnet once a D:roDD8itio~ n2S been voted upon: no election on
<br />i..'le S==--C;!c qc:estion can be :,e:ld v:::. -t!-!in c s;'ecified perioo of ti:cne. PIl eYE'J:ple
<br />0: -~r:e }2~t..-':I..,E-T is 2-D ele2tJ.c::-~ on c!"}E--"':-::[}::-'~ f70:n cne op-t,io:J21 r.}:::n of ci~v:Y gc\;e:-::-
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<br />Once o:Je of t~e e,p",jo::,al 1"J2.1:S ~2S Deen 2ccp-,ed, no election J71ay be held on
<br />",:-.e~'Cestjon cf c!-;=-'1[i::!g to E:.Tlo...."e::-' op'Lie,::el pJen lentil a Derioo of tr-:::'ee ~yeeTs
<br />,,25 e:l c-:sed. I!1 codi Lion, -cne 102el uDtiGn c-cestioD 2.-'ld a few Gther pToposi-
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<br />L.JC'!1S ~e.y not. be s1]b~:~'-=\.Jed e):cept 2t ~~ne :r2f'c}E..T ci-t.y eJEC1JO!l.
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