A. Any taxes which may be levied by an incorporated city or town as authorized by the provisions of Section 2701 et seq. of this title shall not become valid until the ordinance setting the rate of such tax shall have been approved by a majority vote of the registered voters of such incorporated city or town voting on such question at a general or special municipal election.
B. In the case of a levy submitted for voter approval pursuant to Section 13 of this act, taxes levied by an incorporated city or town shall not become valid until the ordinance setting the rate of the levy shall have been approved by a majority vote of the registered voters of each such incorporated city or town voting on such question at a special municipal election. Elections conducted pursuant to questions submitted pursuant to Section 13 of this act shall be conducted on the same date or in a sequence that provides that the last vote required for approval by all participating counties or municipalities occurs not later than thirty (30) days after the date upon which the first vote occurs.
C. No ordinance shall be resubmitted for ratification within six (6) months following its defeat by the electors.
Added by Laws 1965, c. 430, § 5, emerg. eff. July 8, 1965. Amended by Laws 1967, c. 174, § 1, emerg. eff. May 1, 1967; Laws 1985, c. 179, § 94, operative July 1, 1985; Laws 2009, c. 309, § 16, eff. July 1, 2009.
Copyright ©2024 LegalFix. All rights reserved. LegalFix is not a law firm, is not licensed to practice law, and does not provide legal advice, services, or representation. The information on this website is an overview of the legal plans you can purchase—or that may be provided by your employer as an employee benefit or by your credit union or other membership group as a membership benefit.
LegalFix provides its members with easy access to affordable legal services through a network of independent law firms. LegalFix, its corporate entity, and its officers, directors, employees, agents, and contractors do not provide legal advice, services, or representation—directly or indirectly.
The articles and information on the site are not legal advice and should not be relied upon—they are for information purposes only. You should become a LegalFix member to get legal services from one of our network law firms.
You should not disclose confidential or potentially incriminating information to LegalFix—you should only communicate such information to your network law firm.
The benefits and legal services described in the LegalFix legal plans are not always available in all states or with all plans. See the legal plan Benefit Overview and the more comprehensive legal plan contract during checkout for coverage details in your state.
Use of this website, the purchase of legal plans, and access to the LegalFix networks of law firms are subject to the LegalFix Terms of Service and Privacy Policy.