§ 37601 Municipal Hospital Establishment Petition

• •If 15% of voters in a city sign a petition, the city must ask everyone if they want a city hospital.
• •The city will hold a vote (either a regular or special one) to decide.
• •This rule was added in 1949.

A group of people in a town collect signatures because they want a new hospital.

If they get 15% of the town’s voters to sign, the city must hold a vote so everyone can decide if the hospital should be built.