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1/22/79
RESOLUTION NO. 79-20
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING
POR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR
CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS.
WHEREAS, Section 5014.5 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, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council
of the City of Santa Ana, as follows:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 5014.5 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, if any person sub-
mits an argument against a city measure, and an argument has
been filed in favor of the city measure, the Clerk of the
Council shall immediately send copies of that argument to the
persons filing the argument in favor of the city measure.
The persons filing the argument in favor of the city measure
may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250
words. The Clerk of the Council shall send copies of the
argument in favor of the measure to the persons filing the
argument against the city measure, who may prepare and submit
a rebuttal argument to the argument in favor of the city
measure not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments shall
be filed with the Clerk of the Council not more than ten (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 the provisions of Section 1 shall
apply at the next ensuing municipal election and at each munici-
pal election thereafter.
ADOPTED this 22nd day of January , 1979,
by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEN: BRANDT, EVANS, GARTHE,
WARD AND YA/W3LMOTO
NOES: COUNCILMEN: NONE
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEN:
BRICKEN, O~.Z/
MAYOR
ATTEST:
THE COU ZI .u
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
KEITH L. G0W
CITY ATTORNEY