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City council ballot referral

A city council ballot referral is a ballot measure that goes on a ballot because a city council voted to put it there.

v • d • e Types of ballot measures

General terms	Initiated state statute • Initiated constitutional amendment • Indirect initiated state statute • Indirect initiative amendment • Indirect initiative • Legislative referral • Legislatively-referred state statute • Legislatively-referred constitutional amendment • Commission referral • Automatic ballot referral • Veto referendum • Constitutional convention • Bond issue • Recall • Advisory question

State-specific terms	Ballot question (Colorado) • Bond Propositions (California) • Initiatives to the Legislature (Washington) • Initiatives to the People (Washington) • Referendum (Colorado) • Legislative Referendum (Michigan) • Referendum Bill (Washington) • Statute affirmation (Nevada) • Referendum Election (Navajo Nation)

Local terms	City council ballot referral • Initiated city charter amendment • Initiated city ordinance • Grand jury • Redevelopment and Housing Authority Referendum (Virginia) • Reverse referendum (Minnesota) • Tax rate recall referendum (Kentucky)