HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-55 - City Measures Rebuttal ArgumentsRESOLUTION NO. 96-55
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT BEACH
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR
CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
•WHEREAS, Sections 9220 and 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 NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Sections 9220 and 9285 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, when the Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the
measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the Clerk shall send copies
of the argument in favor of the measure to the authors of the argument against and
copies of the argument against to the authors of the argument in favor. The authors
may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments 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 all previous resolutions providing for the filling of rebuttal
arguments for city measures are repealed.
Section 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply only to the election to
be held on November 5, 1996 and then shall be repealed.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 this 22nd day of July, 1996.
MAYOR
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK
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