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RESOLUTION NO. /..J-t"7
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CII'Y OF
SEAL BEACH OPPOSING THE PASSAGE OF ASSEMBLY BILL
NO. 300 AND ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 54.
I'HE CITY COUNCIL OF I'HE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DCES HEREBY RESOLVE I
WHEREAS, there has been introduced before the California
Legislature Assembly Bill 300 which would require that the party
affiliation of any candadate for city or county offices be printed
on the ballot, and
WHEREAS, there has been introduced before the California
Legislature Assembly Bill 54 whiCh would require that the nomination
papers for any office shall show the candidate's party affiliation
or absence thereof, and
WHEREAS, the passage of either AS 300 or AS 54 would be
an interjection of partisan politics into city elections, and
WHEREAS, the cities of the State of California are the
most progressive in tfiis country and have met the needs of our urban
society in a manner unmatched in these ~ited States, and
WHEREAS, a substantial reason for this municipal progress
in California has been the lack of party "bossism", patronage,
nepotism, and spoils and this progress can best be maintained by
not allowing local elections to become partisanl
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
n~ SEAL BEACH that this Council does oppose the passage of either
Assembly Bill No. 300 or Assembly Bill No. 54, and further opposes
the introduction of partisan politics into local municipal affairs.
BE IT STILL FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Clerk is hereby
instructed to send copies of this resolution to the League of
California Cities and to the members of the Senate and the Assembly
of the State of California.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City
of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the ~day of~~
1965, by the following vote I '"7. AJ ~ -' ~_ . .AI- ~ .o!!:, 'd
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ABSENT!
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