Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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(c) Additional arguments in favor of, or in opposition to, the measure may be submitted in the manner provided in subsection 2.996[(2)](4) of this code. Each additional argument shall not exceed 325 words and shall not exceed 3-5/8 inches in width by 8 inches in length. ([3]) 2 Following the information contained in subsection (1) of this section, the [voter's] voters’ pamphlet shall include statements from those candidates for city offices and school board positions who submit such statements and pay the required fee. The statements shall not exceed 325 words and may include a photograph of the candidate. Until such time as the city manager adopts rules governing the size and/or type of candidate information, the city shall apply the criteria adopted by the state relating to candidate information in state [voter's] voters’ pamphlets. ([2]) 3 In addition, the [voter's] voters’ pamphlet also may contain[, either preceding or following the ballot titles and arguments for each measure,] other general information about the election process that may be economically feasible to publish. This information may include, but is not limited to, hours of operation and location of [polling places] sites available for ballot deposit, a sample ballot, requirements for a citizen to qualify as an elector, when an elector is required to re- register, how to register to vote, how an elector may obtain and use an absentee ballot, [a sample ballot,] how and where to obtain a replacement ballot and other relevant information, pictures, figures, and data relevant to the election. 2.996 [Voter's] Pamphlet - Submission of Arguments For or Against Voters’ Measure and Statements from Candidates. (1) Not less than [47] 56 days prior to the date of the election, the written arguments authorized by subsection 2.994(1)(b) of this code in favor of, and in opposition to[,] a measure[,] shall be submitted to the city recorder. [In the event that the election is by mail ballot, the arguments shall be submitted 54 days prior to the date of the election.] Any rebuttals to the arguments shall be submitted [37] not less than 46 days [(44 days for mail ballots)] prior to the date of the election. Such arguments and rebuttals shall be prepared and submitted in the following manner: (a) Citizen-initiated measures. The written argument in favor of the city measure, and the rebuttal to the argument in opposition to the measure, shall be submitted by one or more of the chief petitioners. The written argument in opposition to the city measure, and the rebuttal to the argument in support of the measure, shall be submitted by a three-person committee. The committee shall be chosen by the city recorder by lot, at a time and place announced to all applicants, from among persons who file an application for a position on the committee within a time Ordinance – Page Page 18 of 23 07 Election Code Amendments (00186837-10) 2/4/2008