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 St. Leo
 Code of Ordinances
 Part I. CHARTER
 Article III. LEGISLATIVE

  § 3.16. Charter Amendments.  

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  • This Charter may be amended in two (2) ways:

    (a)

    Initiation by Ordinance. The commission may, by ordinance, propose amendments to any part of this Charter except Article II prescribing the boundaries of the Town, and upon passage of the initiating ordinance, shall place the proposed amendment to a vote of the electors at the next general election held within the Town or at a special election called for such purpose. Amendment of Article II resulting from annexation done in accordance with general law shall be by ordinance of the commission and shall not be subject to a vote of the electors except as provided by general law.

    (b)

    Initiation by Petition. The electors of the town may propose amendments to this Charter by petition signed by at least ten (10) percent of the total number of qualified voters registered to vote in the last regular town election.

    All papers of a petition shall be uniform in size and style and shall be assembled as one (1) instrument for filing. Each signature shall be executed in ink or indelible pencil and shall be followed by the address of the person signing. Petitions shall contain or have attached thereto throughout their circulation the full text of the proposed Charter amendment.

    Each paper of a petition shall have attached to it when filed an affidavit executed by the circulator thereof stating that he personally circulated the paper, the number of signatures thereon, that all the signatures were affixed in his presence, that he believes them to be the genuine signature[s] of the persons whose names they purport to be and that each signer had an opportunity before signing to read the full text of the proposedCharter amendment.

    Upon certification of the petition by the town clerk or other designated official, such certification to include the validity of the names on the petition as qualified voters registered to vote in the last town election, the commission shall place the proposed amendments to a vote of the electors at the next general election held not less than sixty (60) days after certification or at a special election called for such purpose.

State law reference

Charter amendments generally, F.S. § 166.031; municipal annexation or contraction of boundaries, F.S. ch. 171; redescription of boundaries to incorporate previously annexed territory, F.S. § 166.031(3).