(a) If petitions are filed requesting an election for an initiated ordinance levying the tax authorized under this subchapter, the quorum court shall submit the question of the levying of the tax to the electors. The petitions must be signed by not less than five hundred (500) electors of the county. The election shall be held within one hundred twenty (120) days of the filing of the petitions. The tax shall be levied upon approval of a majority of the qualified electors voting on the issue at the election.
(b) If petitions requesting a referendum election are filed, the quorum court levying a tax under this subchapter shall submit the question of the levying of the tax to the electors. The petitions must be signed by not less than five hundred (500) electors of the county and must be filed with the quorum court within thirty (30) days after the adoption of the ordinance levying the tax.
Section: 26-74-502 26-74-503 26-74-504 26-74-505 NextLast modified: November 15, 2016