HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2025-12 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-12
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
HUNTINGTON BEACH PROVIDING FOR THE FILING OF REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS
FOR CITY MEASURES SUBMITTED AT MUNICIPAL ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, § 9282 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides for written
arguments to be filed in favor of or against city measures not to exceed 300 words in length; and
WHEREAS, § 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 HUNTINGTON
BEACH, 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 elections official has selected the arguments for and against the measure
(not exceeding 300 words each) which will be printed and distributed to the voters, the elections
official 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 city measure may
prepare and submit 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 shall 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. 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for city measures are repealed.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.
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-12
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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach at a regular meeting thereof held on March 4th , 2025.
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, LISA LANE BARNES, the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the
City of Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do
hereby certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach is seven; that the foregoing resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on March 4, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Twining, Kennedy, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Strickland,
Williams
NOES: • .None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: . None
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