HomeMy WebLinkAbout10-17 - Filing of Rebuttal Arguments for City Measures Submitted at Special Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 10-17
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COSTA
MESA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT THE SPECIAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, § 9285 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 COSTA MESA,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State
of California, when the elections official has selected the arguments for and against
the measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the elections official
shall send a copy of an argument in favor of the proposition to the authors of any
argument against the measure and a copy of an argument against the measure to the
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The author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city
measure may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or
may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the
rebuttal argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five authors.
The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) 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, not more than 10 days after the final date for filing
direct arguments. The rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of
Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument (Attachment 1) .
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.
1 - SECTION 2. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
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arguments for city measures are repealed.
SECTION 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to
be held on June 8, 2010, and shall then be repealed.
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 FEBRUARY 16, 2010.
ATTEST:
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Mayor of the City of Costa Mesa
APPROVED AS TO FORM
City Attorney
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CITY OF COSTA MESA )
I, JULIE FOLCIK, City Clerk of the City of Costa Mesa, DO HEREBY CERTIFY
that the above and foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 10-17 and was duly
passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of Costa Mesa at a regular meeting
held on the 16th of February 16, 2010, by the following roll call vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS:
Mansoor, Leece, Bever, Foley, Monahan
None
None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereby set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Costa Mesa this 16TH day of February 16, 2010.
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JULIE FOL IK, CITY CLERK
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Attachment 1
FORM OF STATEMENT TO BE FILED BY
AUTHORS OF ARGUMENTS
All arguments concerning measures filed pursuant to Division 9, Chapter 3
(beginning with § 9200) of the Elections Code shall be accompanied by the
following form statement to be signed by each proponent, and by each author, if
different, of the argument:
The undersigned proponent (s) or author(s) of the (primary/rebuttal) argument (in favor
of/against) ballot proposition (name or number) at the Special Municipal election for the (jurisdiction) to
be held on June 8, 2010, hereby state that the argument is true and correct to the best of (his/her/their)
knowledge and belief.
Sign Name
Editor's Notes:
Print Name
All Authors must print his/her name and sign this form (EC 9600)
AND
Print his/her name and sign the Argument itself (EC 9283)
AND
Print his/her name and sign the Rebuttal Argument itself (EC 9285)
Date
Further, pursuant to Election Code § 9282, printed arguments submitted to the voters shall be titled either
"Argument In Favor Of Measure _" or "Argument Against Measure _"
Likewise, printed rebuttal arguments submitted pursuant to Election Code § 9285 shall be titled either
"Rebuttal To Argument In Favor Of Measure or "Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure _"