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Stow City commission reviews Article 19 rules for charter amendments
Summary
The Stow City Charter Review Commission discussed Article 19, which lays out how the city charter may be amended—either by council vote or by a petition of electors—and clarified limits on changing language found unconstitutional.
The Stow City Charter Review Commission discussed Article 19 of the city charter, which defines how amendments are placed on the ballot and adopted, during its meeting.
Article 19 currently allows charter changes to go to the ballot in one of two ways: a council-initiated action requiring five council votes to place an amendment on the ballot, or a petition by electors equal to 10% of the previous election turnout. "So that is Article 19 in a nutshell and how it reads right now," a city staff member summarized during…
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