CC RESOLUTION 4249RESOLUTION NO. 4249
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOT
ARGUMENTS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK TO BE INCLUDED
WITH VOTER INFORMATION FOR AN ELECTION ON JUNE 18, 2002.
The City Council of the city of El Segundo resolves as follows:
SECTION 1: Pursuant to Elections Code § 9281, qualified voters may submit arguments for
and against the ballot measures, in addition to rebuttal arguments, for the June 18, 2002 election
on forms provided by the City Clerk.
SECTION 2: Arguments filed in accordance with this Resolution must comply with the
following requirements in accordance with Elections Code §§ 9282, 9283, 9285, and 9286:
A. Arguments must be in writing and not exceed three hundred (300) words except for
rebuttal argument which may not exceed two hundred and fifty (250) words;
B. Arguments may be submitted by any individual voter eligible to vote on the
measures; any bona fide association of citizens; or any combination of voters and
associations;
C. Arguments must be typewritten in at least a 12 point font;
D. Arguments may not include underlining, italics, asterisks, or other, similar, type of
formatting;
E. Arguments must be accompanied by the printed name and signature or printed names
and signatures of the person or persons submitting it, or, if submitted on behalf of an
organization, the name of the organization and the printed name and signature of at
least one of its principal officers.
F. If more than five (5) signatures accompany an argument, only the first five (5) will be
printed.
G. Arguments for or against the ballot measures must be received in the City Clerk's
office not later than April 1, 2002. Rebuttal arguments must be received not later
than April 11, 2002.
SECTION 4: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa -la., the City Clerk will:
A. Translate all ballot arguments into Spanish;
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B. Make translated copies of ballot arguments publicly available;
SECTION 5: Proponents or opponents filing an argument must pay to the City the following:
A. A fee equal to the pro rata share of the total actual cost for printing, handling,
translating, and mailing ballot arguments.
B. At the time of filing an argument, a person will deposit $400 with the City Clerk
which represents the following estimated costs:
1. The cost of printing the argument in the voter's pamphlet in English:
$150;
2. The cost of translating the argument into Spanish: $100; and
3. The cost of printing the argument in the voter's pamphlet in Spanish:
$150.
C. Should a proponent's or opponent's actual pro rated cost exceed the amount on
deposit with the City Clerk, the person will, within thirty (30) days of receiving an
invoice, pay the City Clerk any difference between the deposit amount and the actual
cost.
D. Should a person's actual pro rated cost be less than the amount deposited with the
City Clerk, then the City Clerk will refund any overpayment to that person within thirty
(30) days after the election.
SECTION 8: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent resolution.
SECTION 9: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 19th day of March, 2002.
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Mike Gordon, Mayor
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ATTEST:
Cindy Mortesen, City Clerk
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Karl H. Berger,
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CERTIFICATION
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS
CITY OF EL SEGUNDO )
I, Cindy Mortesen, 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. 4249 was duly 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 19th day of March, 2002, and the same was so passed and adopted by the
following vote:
AYES: Gordon, Jacobs, Gaines McDowell
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTENTION: None
NOT PARTICIPATING: Wernick
WITNESS MY HAND THE OFFICIAL SEAL OF SAID CITY this 19th day of March 2002.
Cindy rtesen, rty �r
Of the City of El Segundo,
California
(SEAL)
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