§ 9-203. Results of Elections.


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  • (1)

    Any amendment to the Charter or substitute charter approved by a majority of the electors of the City voting on same shall become effective at the time and under the conditions fixed in such amendment or substitute charter, but not until duly authenticated copies thereof have been filed by the City Attorney within thirty days after said election in the offices of the Secretary of State and Recorder of Mortgages for the Parish of Orleans, provided that no substitute charter or amendment abolishing any elective office, reducing the remuneration, or shortening the term thereof, shall become effective until after the expiration of the current term of the incumbent officials elected to such office.

    (2)

    The City Attorney shall file authenticated copies of approval Charter amendments as required herein within thirty days after the election at which the amendments were approved or within the time period required by applicable state or municipal law if such time period is less than thirty days. The City Attorney shall also cause to be published in the official journal the full text of any amendment approved pursuant to the provisions of this Charter.