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RESOLUTION NUMBER 36D.:L
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SEAL BEACH SUPPORTING PROPOSITION 49:
NONPARTISAN ELECTIONS
THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH HEREBY RESOLVES:
WHEREAS, existing provisions of the California Constitution
provide that judicial, school, county, and city offices
shall be nonpartisan; and
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WHEREAS, the Supreme Court and the State of California has ruled
that neither the California Constitution nor the
statues prohibit political parties or their central
committees from supporting, endorsing, or opposing
candidates for nonpartisan office; and
WHEREAS, the concept of nonpartisan judicial and local elections
has worked well for more than 70 years and has made a
major contribution to California's well-deserved
reputation for effective local government; and
WHEREAS, judges should be elected for their good character,
diligence and objectivity and not their party
affiliation; and
WHEREAS, while political psrties provide a needed function at
the national and state level, very large legislative
bodies require party discipline in decision-making,
there does not exist at the local level a comparable
need where policies are negotiated and determined
typically by five to seven elected officials.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City
of Seal Beach does hereby support Proposition 49 which will
restore nonpartisanship to local elections which have
historically served the citizens in California in good stead.
ED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED BY THE City coun~ the City of
Beach, at a meeting thereof held on the _ day of
, 1986, by the followi vote:
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE
CITY OF SEAL BEACH
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AYES:
Councilmembers
NOES:
Councilmembers
ABSENT:
Councilmembers
_ATTiT:
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I, Joanne, M. Yeo, City Clerk of Seal Beach, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is the original copy
of Resolution Number i7~~on file in the office of the City
Clerk, passed, approved and adopted by the City Council of the
City f Seal Beach, a a regular meeting thereof held on the
dl.. \(' day of , 1986.
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