O21-01-01 Initiative Signatures

ORDINANCE NO. O21-01-01 
 
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL 
MIRAGE, ARIZONA, AMENDING TITLE III (ADMINISTRATION) OF THE CODE OF EL 
MIRAGE, 
ARIZONA 
BY 
AMENDING 
SECTION 
32.066 
(INITIATIVES 
AND 
REFERENDUMS) CONFORMING THE NUMBER OF SIGNATURES REQUIRED FOR 
INITIATIVE PETITIONS WITH STATE STATUTE.  
 
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 19-143 provides that the whole number of votes at the city election at which a mayor or 
councilman was chosen last preceding the submission of the application for an initiative petition is the basis for computing 
the number of qualified electors of the city or town required to sign an initiative petition; and 
 
WHEREAS, A.R.S. § 19-143 also allows cities to use alternative bases for computing the number of qualified 
electors required to sign an initiative petition; and 
 
WHEREAS, the El Mirage City Code currently requires, as an alternative to State statute, that the total number of 
registered voters qualified to vote at the last municipal election is the basis for computing the number of qualified electors 
of the city or town required to sign an initiative petition; and 
 
WHEREAS, the Council wishes to amend the basis for computing the number of qualified electors of the city or 
town required to sign an initiative petition to conform with State statute and be computed based on the number of votes at 
the city election at which a mayor or councilman was chosen, as opposed the total number of registered voters qualified to 
vote; 
 
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Common Council of the City of El Mirage, Arizona, as follows: 
 
Section 1.  
That certain document made public record by Resolution R21-01-01 amending Title III, Section § 32.066, 
is hereby referred to, adopted and made part of the El Mirage City Code as if fully set out in this Ordinance.   
 
Section 2. 
All ordinances, resolutions, or codes in conflict with the provisions of this Ordinance or Code adopted by 
this Ordinance are repealed. 
 
Section 3.   
If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance in any part of this addition 
adopted here by reference is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by the decision of any court of 
competent jurisdiction, such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions thereof.   
 
Section 4.   
The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish this adopting ordinance in full and will become effective at 
the time and manner prescribed by law.   
 
 
 
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City of El Mirage City Council this 21st day of January, 2021. 
 
 
 
FOR THE CITY OF EL MIRAGE: 
 
ATTESTED TO: 
 
 
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Alexis Hermosillo, Mayor 
 
 
 
Sharon Antes, City Clerk 
 
 
REVIEWED BY: 
 
 
 
 
APPROVED AS TO FORM: 
 
 
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Crystal Dyches, City Manager 
 
 
Pierce Coleman, PLLC, City Attorney