HomeMy WebLinkAbout9554 - Senate Bill 12RESOLUTION NO. 955+
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH EXPRESSING OBJECTION TO
FEDERAL REQUIREMENTS THAT BALLOT MATERIALS
BE PRINTED IN OTHER THAN THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE
AND SUPPORTING SENATE BILL 12
WHEREAS, Federal regulations require ballot
material to be printed in other than the English language; and
WHEREAS, this multi - lingual voting procedure is
unnecessarily costing the taxpayers hundreds of thousands of
additional dollars each election due to printing costs and
implementation of the law; and
WHEREAS, State Senator Bob Wilson has introduced
Senate Bill 12 which seeks to abolish the multi - lingual
election voting laws; and
WHEREAS, the financial burden on the taxpayers
created by multi - lingual voting procedures far outweighs any
benefit to those American citizens not able to read or under-
stand the English language,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council
of the City of Newport Beach hereby objects to Federal require-
ments that translations be provided with all ballot materials.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council supports
Senate Bill 12 which would eliminate these burdensome multi-
lingual voting procedures.
ADOPTED this 14th day of May 1979.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk
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