Referendum Timeline
  

Ad Hoc Committee Ordinance 364 Ordinance 365 Ordinance No. 361 Effective 09/01/2008 Referendum Timeline Frequently Asked Questions Organizational Chart County Charter Duties of Affected Offices Contact Information Links & Reference Materials

November 4, 2008	County General Election
October 17, 2008	Early Voting Begins (ends 10-30-08)
September 22, 2008	Mail Military Ballots
September 18, 2008	Print Ballots
September 10, 2008	Formulate Referendum
September 5, 2008	Deadline to Submit Items to Election Commission for Ballot
September 3, 2008	Proposed Date to Deliver Ordinances to Election Commission
August 27, 2008	3rd Reading of Ordinances

August 18, 2008	Joint Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee on charter Amendments and General Government Committee 2nd Reading of Ordinances
August 13, 2008	1st Reading of Ordinances (Special Called County Commission Meeting)
August 11, 2008	Joint Meeting of Ad Hoc Committee on charter Amendments and General Government Committee (Special Called County Commission Meeting)
August 7, 2008	Election - Ordinance No. 361 approved by voters
Two ordinances were approved for the November 4th ballot. The first ordinance, Ordinance 364, creates the county charter offices for the Shelby County Sheriff, Trustee, Register, County Clerk, and Assessor.  The second ordinance, Ordinance 365, proposes to limit those officers to two consecutive four-year terms.