Any law which becomes law pursuant to this Charter may be petitioned to referendum,
except a law: (1) imposing a tax; (2) appropriating funds for current expenses of
the County government; (3) establishing Councilmanic districts; (4) amending a zoning
map; or (5) granting a special exception to zoning regulations. Upon the adoption
of the Capital Budget any new project not previously contained in the Capital Budget
and any additions constituting an enlargement of a project shall be subject to referendum.
Once a project has been approved by referendum, that portion of a subsequent Bond
Enabling Act or Bond Issue Authorization Ordinance relating to the project shall not
be subject to referendum, and if a bond enabling bill including the project and identifying
it is approved by referendum that portion of any subsequent bond issue authorization
ordinance relating to the project shall not be subject to referendum. A law shall
be submitted to a referendum of the voters upon petition of ten thousand (10,000)
qualified voters of the County. Such petition shall be filed with the Board of Supervisors
of Elections of Prince George's County within forty-five calendar days from the date
the bill becomes law. If more than one-third but less than the full number of signatures
required to complete any referendum petition against such law be filed within forty-five
calendar days from the date the bill becomes law, the effective date of the law, and
the time for filing the remainder of signatures to complete the petition shall be
extended for an additional forty-five calendar days. If such a petition is filed,
the law to be referred shall not take effect until thirty calendar days after its
approval by a majority of the qualified voters of the County voting thereon at the
next ensuing regular election held for members of the House of Representatives of
the United States. An emergency law shall remain in force from the date it becomes
law notwithstanding the filing of such petition, but shall stand repealed thirty calendar
days after having been rejected by a majority of the qualified voters of the County
voting thereon. A petition may consist of several papers, but each paper shall contain
the text or a fair summary of the law being petitioned upon; and there shall be attached
to each such paper an affidavit of the person procuring the signatures thereon that,
to the said person's own personal knowledge, each signature thereon is genuine and
bona fide, and that, to the best of his knowledge, information, and belief, the signers
are qualified voters of Prince George's County, as set opposite their names. A minor
variation in the signature of a petitioner between his signature on a petition and
that on the voter registration records shall not invalidate the signature. The invalidation
of one signature on a referendum petition shall not serve to invalidate any other
signature on the petition. Each petitioner shall include his address and the date
of his signature opposite his name. The Board of Supervisors of Elections shall verify
the qualification of said petitioners.
(Amended, CB-92-1974, ratified Nov. 5, 1974)
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