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Date: May 11, 2009
Item/Subject: ORDER, Scheduling Public Hearing on Proposed Amendment to the Bangor City
Charter, Article IV, Section 3, Nominations and Elections — Number of
Signatures required for Nomination Petition
Responsible Department: Legal
Commentary:
Article IV, Section 3 of the Bangor City Charter provides that the number of signatures that City
Council candidates must submit on their nominating petitions shall be no less than one hundred
and fifty and no more than two hundred. The Charter provides that the number of signatures
that Superintending School Committee candidates must submit on their nominating petitions
shall be no less than one hundred and no more than one hundred and fifty.
At its May 27, 2009 meeting, the City Council will consider placing a proposed amendment to the
City Charter on the November 2009 ballot. The proposed Charter amendment would change the
number of signatures that City Council candidates are required to submit to have their names
placed on the ballot. The minimum number will be reduced from one hundred and fifty to one
hundred and the maximum number will be reduced from two hundred to one hundred and fifty.
A public hearing is required before council action to place the matter on the ballot.
This Order will direct the City Clerk to provide for published notice of a public hearing to be held
on May 27, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the City Council Chambers for the purpose of considering the
proposed amendment to the Bangor City Charter.
Manager's Comments:
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Budget Approval:
Legal Approval:
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(TITLE.) ORDER, Scheduling Public Hearing on a Proposed Amendment to the Bangor City
Charter, Article IV, Section 3, Nominations and Elections — Number of Signatures
required for Nomination Petition
BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, BE IT ORDERED
THAT an amendment to the Bangor City Charter to change the number of signatures required
on the Council candidate nomination petition should be considered.
THAT the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed, pursuant to 30—A M.R.S.A §2104, to
provide for published notice of a public hearing to be held on May 27, 2009 at 7:30 p.m. in the
City Council Chambers for the purpose of considering the proposed amendment to the Bangor
City Charter, the text of said proposed amendment and an explanation thereof being as follows:
ARTICLE IV
NOMINATIONS AND ELECTIONS
Sec. 3. Nominations for elective officers to be made by petition. [Amended 11-7-1989]
The nomination of all candidates for elective office provided by this Charter shall be by petition.
The petition of a candidate for Councilman shall be signed by not less than one hundred and
ffLy nor more than twe one hundred and fift
y qualified voters of the City. And the petition of a
candidate for a member of the Superintending School Committee shall be signed by not less
than one hundred nor more than one hundred and fifty qualified voters of the City. The number
of said petitions for candidates for any office that may be signed by any voter shall not exceed
the number of candidates to be elected to said office, and in no case may a voter sign more
than one petition for any one candidate.
Explanation: The proposed amendment to Article IV, Section 3, of the City Charter would
change the number of signatures that City Council candidates are required to submit to have
their names placed on the ballot. The minimum number will be reduced from one hundred and
fifty to one hundred and the maximum number will be reduced from two hundred to one
hundred and fifty. Deletions to the existing Charter provisions are StFuek thFft#. Additions
are underlined.
IN CITY COUNCIL
May 11, 2009
Notion Made and Seconded
for Passage
Passe .
TY CLERK
09-163
(TM,E,) SCHEDULING PUBLIC HEARING ON
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE BANGOR CITY CHARTER,
ARTICLE IV, SECTION 3, NOMINATIONS AND
ELECTIONS - NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR
NOMINATION PETITION
Assigned to Counciior.