§ 5.03. Form of ballot.

The council by ordinance shall prescribe the form of the ballot including the method of listing candidates for city council and mayor elections and any other city election. A charter amendment to be voted on by the city shall be presented for voting by ballot title. The ballot title of a measure may differ from its legal title and shall be a clear, concise statement describing the substance of the measure without argument or prejudice. Below the ballot title shall appear the following question: "Shall the above described amendment be adopted?" Immediately below such question shall appear, in the following order, the words "for approval" and also the words "against approval" with a sufficient blank space thereafter for the placing of the symbol "x" to indicate the voter's choice or with a lever opposite "for approval" or "against approval" if voting machines are used.

(Adopted by electorate, 11-2-76)