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RESOLUTION NO. 95 -3414
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY 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 bellwether 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 Temple City has worked diligently over the years to
ensure that its local elections have been conducted honestly and without controversy.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF TEMPLE
CITY AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The City Council of the City of Temple City supports the following reforms in the
State Elections Code:
a. A requirement that voters show valid identification at the time of registration.
b. A requirement that voters show proof of citizenship at the time of registration in the form
of two of three specified documents, including a California driver's license, a Social
Security card, and a birth certificate.
c. A requirement that valid identification be shown at the polls on election day.
d. A ban on all "bounty hunting" in which people are hired to register voters.
e. The elimination of voter registration by mail.
f. Systematic "purging" of the State of California's voter rolls to drop the names 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 of California,
the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, local State representatives, the League of California Cities
and the California Contract Cities Association.
SECTION 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and the
same shall thereupon take effect and be in force.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED THIS 18th day of April, 1995.
MAYOR
Resolution No. 95 -3414
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ATTEST:
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution, Resolution No. 95 -3414 was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Temple City at a regular meeting held on the 18th day of April, 1995, by the
following vote:
AYES: Councilman - Budds, Gillanders, Souder, Wilson, Breazeal
NOES: Councilman -None
ABSENT: Councilman -None
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