CC RESOLUTION 20200 •
RESOLUTION NO. 2020
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, VIGOROUSLY
OPPOSING ANY LEGISLATION PERMITTING OR
SANCTIONING THE USE OF PARTISAN POLITICAL
LABELS BY MUNICIPAL OFFICE CANDIDATES.
WHEREAS, in the past there have been several attempts to
enact legislation which would bring partisan politics into municipal elec-
tions; and
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 755 was introduced on Janu-
ary 25, 1961, which bill, if enacted, would have permitted any candi-
date for a city office to have printed following his name on the ballot a
designation of the political party with which he was affiliated; and
WHEREAS, said Assembly Bill No. 755 received first and
second reading in the Assembly and was recommended for third and
final reading; and
WHEREAS, said Assembly Bill No. 755 was not rejected by
members of the Assembly, but instead the subject matter thereof was
recommended for interim committee study; and
WHEREAS, there are indications that similar legislation will
be introduced in future sessions of the Legislature; and
WHEREAS, passage of such legislation and the introduction
of partisan political affiliations into municipal elections would tend to-
ward--controls being unposed by out of city and out of state factions,
would make easier the inroads of machine politics and otherwise be
extremely damaging to good government and local control of municipal
affairs;
NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO, CALIFORNIA, DOES FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That it formally and vigorously voices its opposi-
tion to the enactment of any legislation similar to Assembly Bill No. 755
of the 1961 Regular Session; it urges that every effort be made to defeat
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any measure, bill or resolution which would permit the use of partisan
political labels for candidates for municipal offices; and it recommends
that other cities of the State of California be alerted to the danger and
consequences of such legislation.
SECTION 2. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this resolution; shall enter the same in the book of origi-
nal resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of the passage and
adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of
said City, in the minutes of the meeting at which the same is passed and
adopted.
Passed, approved and adopted this 26th day of November, 1962.
Mayor-o- e City-of El Segun o, California.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES } SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
1, EUNICE U. CREASON , City Clerk of
the City of El Segundo, California, do hereby certify that the whole number
of members of the City Council of the said City is five; that the foregoing
RESOLUTION , being
RESOLUTION NO. 2020 , was
passed and adopted by the said City Council, approved and signed by the
Mayor of said City, and attested by the City Clerk of said City, all at a
regular meeting of the said Council held on the 26th
day of November , 196,
and that the same was so passed and adopted by the following vote.-
AYES, Councilmen Frederick, Kim= nrt, gw;;nSr)n
Tandy and Mayor Baker;
NOES: Councilmen None;
ABSENT: Councilmen None_
WITNESS my hand and the official seal of said City this 27th
day of November
(SEAL)
, 1962
ity Clerk of the City of El Segun3 —oo,
Cal iforn is
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