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ITS CONDUCT, AND PUBLISH THE RESULTS. ONLY LAND
OCCUPIERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT ARE ELIGIBLE TO VOTE IN
THE REFERENDUM.

(E) REFERENDUM VALID IF CONDUCTED FAIRLY.

NO INFORMALITY IN THE CONDUCT OF THE REFERENDUM OR
IN ANY MATTER RELATING TO IT MAY INVALIDATE THE
REFERENDUM OR ITS RESULTS IF NOTICE IS GIVEN
SUBSTANTIALLY IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROVISIONS OF
THIS TITLE AND THE REFERENDUM IS FAIRLY CONDUCTED.

(E)   ENACTMENT OF ORDINANCE.

THE SUPERVISORS MAY NOT ENACT THE PROPOSED
ORDINANCE INTO LAW UNLESS AT LEAST A MAJORITY OF THE
VOTES CAST HAVE BEEN CAST FOR ITS APPROVAL, BUT THE
APPROVAL OF THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE BY A MAJORITY OF
THE VOTES CAST IN THE REFERENDUM DOES NOT REQUIRE THE
SUPERVISORS TO ENACT THE PROPOSED ORDINANCE INTO LAW.

(F)    ADOPTED RULES AND REGULATIONS HAVE EFFECT OF
LAW.

LAND USE RULES AND REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED IN AN
ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY THE SUPERVISORS OF ANY DISTRICT
HAVE THE FORCE AND EFFECT OF LAW IN THE DISTRICT AND
SHALL BE BINDING AND OBLIGATORY UPON ALL LAND
OCCUPIERS WITHIN THE DISTRICT.

(G)   AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT, OR REPEAL OF LAND-USE
RULES AND REGULATIONS.

ANY LAND OCCUPIER WITHIN THE DISTRICT MAY FILE A
PETITION AT ANY TIME WITH THE SUPERVISORS REQUESTING
AMENDMENT, SUPPLEMENT, OR REPEAL OF ANY LAND-USE RULE
OR REGULATION PRESCRIBED IN ANY ORDINANCE ADOPTED BY
THE SUPERVISORS. LAND-USE REGULATIONS PRESCRIBED IN
ANY ORDINANCE MAY NOT BE AMENDED, SUPPLEMENTED, OR
REPEALED EXCEPT IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE PROCEDURE
PRESCRIBED IN THIS SECTION FOR ADOPTION OF LAND-USE
REGULATIONS. REFERENDA ON ADOPTION, AMENDMENT,
SUPPLEMENTATION, OR REPEAL OF LAND-USE RULES AND
REGULATIONS MAY NOT BE HELD MORE THAN ONCE IN SIX
MONTHS.

REVISOR'S NOTE: This section is new language
derived from the second and third paragraphs
of Art. 66C, §96 of the Code.

SEC. 8-309. ENFORCEMENT OF LAND-USE REGULATIONS.