CC RESOLUTION 39590
RESOLUTION NO. 3959
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
EL SEGUNDO CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FORTHE FILING
OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Division 9 of the Elections Code of the State
of California authorizes the City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to provide
for the filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures submitted at municipal elections.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDERASFOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Article 4 of Chapter 3 of Division 9 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, when the clerk has selected the arguments for and
against the measures which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the clerk shall
send copies of the arguments in favor of the measures to the authors of the arguments
against, and copies of the arguments against to the authors of the arguments in favor.
The authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The
rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk not more than 10 days after the final
date for filing direct arguments. Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner
as the direct arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately follow the direct
argument which it seeks to rebut.
SECTION 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for city measures are repealed.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the next ensuing
municipal election and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on Jan
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I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 3959 was duly adopted by
the City of El Segundo at a regular meeting thereof held on the 2nd day of January, 1996,
by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: Councilmembers: Carl Jacobson, Liam Weston, Michael
Robbins, Richard Switz, Jane Friedkin.
NOES: Councilmembers: None
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
City Clerk