Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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mayor and city council, so the deleted provision would require the City to publish a voters’ pamphlet solely for candidates for the EWEB Board.] ([5]) 4 A [voter's] voters’ pamphlet published by the city manager pursuant to subsection [(4)] (3) of this section shall be distributed as provided in section 2.997 of this code [city-wide if a candidate statement included therein is for the office of mayor or EWEB at large member. If the only statements submitted are for city council or EWEB positions, the voter's pamphlet shall be distributed only in the wards for which there are candidates who have submitted statements]. [Comment: As noted above, the state voters’ pamphlet is open to candidates for Eugene mayor and city council. Staff assumes that Council would not want the City to incur the expense of publishing a voters’ pamphlet that contained only statements from EWEB candidates, so the provision has been removed.] ([6]) 5 Any time a [voter's] voters’ pamphlet is produced under this section, the city manager shall include in the [voter's] voters’ pamphlet any school district measure and any candidate statement for a school board position for which timely notice and payment is received. The contents of a school district measure shall comply with subsection 2.994(1)(a) of this code; the contents of a candidate’s statement shall comply with subsection 2.994[(3)](2) of this code. (a) Timely notice. 1. For notice of a school district measure to be timely, the school district must submit the text of the measure to the city recorder not [less than 55 days prior to the date of the election] later than the second business day following st the 61 day before the date of the election. 2. For notice of a school board candidate’s statement to be timely, the candidate for a school board position must submit the statement to the city recorder not less than [47] 56 days prior to the date of the election. (b) Payment. 1. Prior to the inclusion of a school district measure in the [voter's] voters’ pamphlet, the school district shall agree to pay to the city the cost of the school district’s portion, as determined by the city recorder, of the printing, advertising, mailing, and personnel expenses associated with publishing the [voter's] voters’ pamphlet and distributing it within the city limits. The school district shall agree to pay to the city the full cost of the expenses associated with the distribution of [voter's] voters’ pamphlets outside the city limits. 2. Candidates for school board positions shall pay to the city a fee in the amount of $100 at the time they submit their statements to the city recorder. Proposed Revisions to Election Code with Commentary - Page 19 of 27 2/1/08 07 Elections Code - Prop. Revisions w-comments + (00192309)