31-11-101. Legislative declaration.

Statute text

It is the intention of the general assembly to set forth in this article the procedures for exercising the initiative and referendum powers reserved to the municipal electors in subsection (9) of section 1 of article V of the state constitution. It is not the intention of the general assembly to limit or abridge in any manner these powers but rather to properly safeguard, protect, and preserve inviolate for municipal electors these modern instrumentalities of democratic government.

History

Source: L. 95: Entire article added, p. 422, 1, effective May 8.

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ANNOTATION

Annotations

Annotator's note. For cases construing a similar provision that applied to state and municipal elections, see 1-40-101.