Columbia Amending the Charter ordinance (Charter § 162)

Amendments to this charter may be framed and submitted to the electors by a commission in the manner provided by law and the constitution for framing and submitting a complete charter. Amendments may also be proposed by the council or by petition of not less than ten (10) per cent of the registered qualified electors of the city, filed with the city clerk, setting forth the proposed amendment. The Council shall at once provide by ordinance that any amendment so proposed shall be submitted to the electors at the next general election held in the city after its passage and consistent with state election laws, or at their discretion at a special election prior to the next general election on a date established in conformance with state law at a special election held as provided by law and the Constitution for a charter. Any amendment approved by a majority of the qualified electors voting thereon shall become a part of the charter at the time and under the conditions fixed in the amendment; sections or articles may be submitted separately or in the alternative and determined as provided by law and the Constitution for a complete charter.

(Passed by election on April 7, 1981)