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RESOLUTION NO. 01-C67
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF AZUSA,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FORTHE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS
FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
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 AZUSA,
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 Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the
measure which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the 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 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 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arguments for city measures are repealed.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 only to the election to
be held on November 6, 2001, and shall then be repealed.
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.
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON July 16, 2001
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City
Council of the City of Azusa at a regular meeting thereof, held on the 16th day of July 2001,
by the following vote of the Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: HARDISON, STANFORD, ROCHA, CHAGNON,
MADRID
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: NONE
CITY CLERK
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