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RESOLUTION NUMBER 5394
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES
SUBMITTED AT THE MARCH 28, 2006 MUNICIPAL
ELECTION
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WHEREAS, Section 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 SEAL BEACH,
CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
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Section 1. Pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State
of California, after the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the
measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City 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 two hundred fifty (250) words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed
with the City Clerk accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the
person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization the name of
the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its
principal officers not more than ten (10) days after the final date for filing primary
arguments (December 8, 2005). Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same
manner as the primary arguments. Each rebuttal argument shall immediately
follow the primary argument that it seeks to rebut.
Section 2. All previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for City measures are hereby repealed.
Section 3. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
NOES:
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Seal
Beach this 14th day of November , 2005 by the following vote:
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AYES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
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ATTEST:
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Resolution Number 5394
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CITY OF SEAL BEACH }
I, Linda Devine, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution is the original copy of Resolution Number 5394
on file in the office of the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City
Council of the City of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the 14th day of
November ,2005.
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