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Charter amendments may be proposed by the commission, the county council or by the public. Any proposed charter amendment shall be filed and registered with the officer in charge of holding elections and submitted to the voters at the next November general election occurring at least ninety days after registration of the proposed amendment with such officer. If more than one amendment is submitted on the same ballot, they shall be submitted in such a manner that the people may vote for or against the amendments separately; provided, an amendment which embraces a single or inter-related subject may be submitted as a single proposition even though it is composed of changes to different sections of one or more articles.

If a proposed amendment is approved by a majority of the voters voting on the issues, it shall be effective ten days after the results of the election are certified, unless a later date is specified in the amendment. Any implementing ordinance required by any charter amendment shall be enacted by the council within one hundred and eighty days after the amendment is effective, unless the amendment provides otherwise.