CC RES 2010-093 RESOLUTION NO. 2010-93
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO
PALOS VERDES, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF
REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR MEASURES SUBMITTED AT
MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
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 measures submitted at municipal elections;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RANCHO PALOS
VERDES, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That pursuant to Section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of
California, when the City's elections official, Rancho Palos Verdes City Clerk ("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 a copy of an argument in favor of
the proposition to the authors of any argument against the measure and a copy of an
argument against the measure to the authors of any argument in favor of the measure
immediately upon receiving the arguments.
The author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a measure may
prepare and submit to the City Clerk a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or
may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the
rebuttal argument.
A rebuttal argument may not be signed by more than five authors.
The rebuttal arguments shall be filed with the City Clerk, signed, with the printed
name(s) and signature(s) of the author(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 10 days after the final date for filing
direct arguments. The rebuttal arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of
Statement To Be Filed By Author(s) of Argument.
Rebuttal arguments shall be printed in the same manner as the direct arguments.
Rebuttal arguments shall consist solely of written arguments for or against the measure
and shall not contain any pictures or illustrations. Each rebuttal argument shall
immediately follow the direct argument that it seeks to rebut.
Section 2. That the City Clerk shall be responsible for complying with provisions
of Section 9295 of the California Elections Code and, after completion of the public
examination period set forth in that provision, shall file the final text of the rebuttal
arguments in favor and against the measure, including argument author information,
with the Election Division of the Los Angeles City Clerk's Office by the date designated
by the Los Angeles City Clerk to enable timely preparation of the voter information
pamphlet for the consolidated election.
Section 3. That all previous resolutions providing for the filing of rebuttal
arguments for measures are repealed.
Section 4. That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the next ensuing
municipal election and at each municipal election after that time.
Section 5. 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 ON October 5, 2010.
Attest: ayor
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City Clerk
State of California )
County of Los Angeles ) ss
City of Rancho Palos Verdes )
I, Carla Morreale, City Clerk of the City of Rancho Palos Verdes, hereby
certify that the above Resolution No. 2010-93 was duly and regularly passed and
adopted by the said City Council at a regular meeting thereof h-ld on October 5, 2010.
City Clerk
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