CC RESOLUTION 4858RESOLUTION NO. 4858
A RESOLUTION ESTABLISHING REQUIREMENTS FOR BALLOT
ARGUMENTS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK TO BE INCLUDED WITH
VOTER INFORMATION FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
ON APRIL 8, 2014.
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 measure(s), in addition to rebuttal arguments, for
the April 8, 2014, General Municipal Election.
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 the City Council; any councilmember
authorized to submit an argument by the City Council; 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, Arni imentc mi mt he ar.rrmmnnnied by the nrintQri names anH zignnfi ira nr
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 14 days after the City Council calls for an election.
Rebuttal arguments must be received not later than 10 days after the
Arguments submittal deadline.
SECTION 3: Pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1973aa -1 a., the City Clerk will:
A. Translate all ballot statements into Spanish;
B. Make translated copies of ballot statements publicly available.
SECTION 4: This Resolution will remain effective until superseded by a subsequent
resolution.
SECTION 5: This Resolution will become effective immediately upon adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED thisllth. da f Dec mb , 201
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Bill Fisher,
Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tracy Weav6f, City Clerk
Approved as to form:
MARK D. HENSLEY, City Attorney
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Karl H! Berger, Assistant City Attorne
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