This Charter shall be submitted to the electors of the City of Bridgman for their approval or rejection by majority vote of the electors voting thereon at an election to be held on the seventh day of November, 2006.
Prior to the submission of this Charter, it shall be published once in a newspaper published in the County of Berrien and circulated in the City of Bridgman, not less than two weeks, nor more than four weeks preceding said election, together with a notice of said election, which notice shall state that at said election the question of adopting said proposed Charter will be voted on, and shall also state the location of the polling place for such election and other matters required by law. Notice of said election shall also be posted in at least 10 public places within the City not less than two weeks prior to said election.
The election district for said election shall be the entire City, and the polling place for said election shall be designated by this Charter Commission and published as hereinbefore provided.
The form of ballot on the question of the adoption or rejection of this Charter shall be substantially as follows:
OFFICIAL BALLOT
Election held in City of Bridgman, Michigan, on November 7, 2006. (Instructions: A cross (X) or check mark ( Checkmark.tif) in the square after word "YES" is in favor of the Charter, and a cross (X) or check mark ( Checkmark.tif) in the square after the word "NO" is against the Charter).
Shall the proposed Revised Charter for the City of Bridgman, drafted by the Charter Commission, elected on the 8th day of November, 2004, be adopted?
YES
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NO
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The polls for said election shall be opened at 7:00 a.m., or as soon thereafter as may be, and shall be continued open until 8:00 p.m. of the same day. Said election shall be conducted in accordance with the laws of the State of Michigan.
If this Revised Charter be approved at said election, then two printed copies thereof, with the vote for and against the same, duly certified by the City Clerk, shall within 30 days after the vote is taken be filed with each of the following: Secretary of State and the County Clerk of Berrien County, and upon the filing thereof, this Charter shall become effective.