HomeMy Public PortalAbout83-050 RESOLUTION NO. 83-050
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, Sections 4015.5 and 5014.5 of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to allow the
filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures submitted at municipal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CARSON, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY
RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Sections 4015.5 and 5014.5 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, if any person submits an argument against a city measure, and
an argument has been filed in favor of the city measure, the City Clerk shall immediately
send copies of that argument to the persons filing the argument in favor of the city
measure. The persons filing the argument in favor of the city measure may prepare and
submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words. The City Clerk shall send copies of
the argument in favor of the measure to the persons filing the argument against the city
measure, who may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument to the argument in favor of the
city measure 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 the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the next ensuing
municipal election and at each municipal election thereafter.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ON MARCH 21 , 1983.
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ATTEST:
CITY tfERK
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss.
CITY OF CARSON )
I, Helen S. Kawagoe, City Clerk of the City of Carson, do hereby certify that
the whole number of members of the City Council of said City is five; that the foregoing
resolution being Resolution No. 83-050 was duly and regularly adopted by the City
Council of said City at a regular meeting of said Council, duly and regularly held on the
21st day of March , 19 83 and that the same was so passed and adopted
by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Bridgers, Calas, Egan, Muise, and Mills
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
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