§ 41.7-702. Initiative.

   Initiative petitions may, except as otherwise provided herein, propose ordinances on any subject. Such petitions shall be signed by qualified electors equal in number to at least twenty percent (20%) of the number of total votes cast for the office of Mayor in the most recent election for Mayor in the municipality. Each petition shall contain the full text of the measure and an enacting clause which shall read as follows: ‘‘Be it enacted by the people of the municipality of Kingston:’’. No signature contained in a petition on initiative shall be valid unless affixed to the petition within sixty (60) days prior to filing of the petition. The affirmative vote of the majority of those voting on the proposed ordinance shall be sufficient for its adoption, and upon certification by the County Board of Elections the ordinance shall become effective.