HomeMy Public PortalAbout95-096 (06-20-95)RESOLUTION NO. -95-96
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
URGING REFORM OF THE VOTING LAWS IN THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA TO
ADDRESS THE IMPACT OF VOTER FRAUD.
WHEREAS, several watchdog groups in California have uncovered
evidence of significant voter fraud during the election of November
1994; and
WHEREAS, the California Voter Fraud Task Force studied eighty -
four suspected precincts and determined that as many as 170,000
fraudulent votes could have been cast in the November election; and
WHEREAS, the evidence generated by the study led the Task
Force to conclude that voter fraud occurred in previous elections
on a scale large enough to have possibly affected the outcome of
several statewide and local races; and
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Lynwood has worked
di'ige",-.ly to ensure that its local elections have been conducted
honestly and without controversy.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY FIND, DETERMINE AND RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1 The City Council of the City of Lynwood
supports the following reforms in the State Elections Code:
1. A requirement that voters show valid identification at
the time of registration.
2. A requirement that a valid identification be shown at the
polls on election day.
2. A ban on all "bounty hunting" in which people are hired
to register voters.
4. The elimination of voter registration by mail.
5. Systematic "purg_n.;" of the State of California's voter
rolls to drop the games of individuals who have not voted
in one of the previous two general elections.
Section 2: The City Clerk shall forward copies of this
Resolution to the Governor, the Secretary of State, the Attorney
General, the members of the Legislature of the State of California,
the League of California Cities and the California Contract Cities
Association.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 20th day of
June , 1995.
LOUIS BYRD, Mayor
City of Lynwood
ATTEST:
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City of Lynwood City Manager
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
City Attorney
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) S
I, the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
do hereby certify that the above and foregoing resolution and
duly adopted by the City Council of said City at a regular
' meeting thereof held in the City Hall of the City on the 20th day
of June , 1995, and passed by the following vote:
A °E:: COUNCILMEMBER HEINE, HENNING, REA, RICHARDS, BYRD
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
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City Clerk, City of Ly wood
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY �F LOS ANGELES ) $
the undersigned, City Clerk of the City of Lynwood,
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that the above and foregoing
Resolution No. 95 -96
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June , 1995.
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