HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 161-95 .SOL ION NO. ! $ 1 ' 9 5
A RESOLUTION PROVIDING FOR FILING OF REBUTTAL
ARGUMENTS FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMI'-','~U AT
THE CITY OF BAKERSFIELD SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, ~ 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
BAKERSFIELD, 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 City
Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measures
which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City
Clerk shall send copies of the arguments in favor of the measures
to the authors of the arguments against, and copies of the
arguments against to the authors of the arguments in favor. The
authors may prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding
250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with 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 filing of rebuttal arguments for city measures are
repealed.
Section 3. That the provisions of Section 1 shall
apply at the next ensuing municipal election and at each
municipal election after that time.
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.
I HE~RRY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on 0CI ! ~95 , by
the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER DeMONO, CARS, ON, SMITH,, ,~,4;IQWL'LC~ULLIVAN, C~'?~llO
NOES: COUNQLMEHBER _ _ ~ ¢ I'~ ~O,t[ i ~O~,~l ~ (', ~l~'q ~'°
~TAIN: COUNCiJ~'?~3~ ~_
ABSE~: COUNCILMEMBER
CI~ CL~ and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
~PPROVED OCT ! !
APPROVED as to form:
JUDY
CITY
~TORNEY of the City of Bakersfield
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Resolutn\Rebut.Arg
9/29/95, 10:04am
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