Item C: City of Eugene Elections Code Revision

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perjury that he or she is a bona fide opponent to the city measure. If no one applies for appointment to prepare the argument in opposition, the voters' pamphlet shall so state. (b) City council-referred 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 city councilors who voted in favor of the measure; except that in the case of a city measure referred on the recommendation of [EWEB] Eugene Water & Electric Board, one or more members of the [EWEB] Eugene Water & Electric Board voting in favor of the measure shall be substituted for the city councilors. 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 chosen in the same manner as provided by paragraph [(1)](a) of this subsection. (c) Citizen-referred 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 city councilors who voted in favor of the ordinance referred. The written argument in opposition to the city measure, and the rebuttal to the argument in support of the measure, shall be submitted by one or more of the chief petitioners of the [referral] referendum petition, so long as the persons who submit the argument and rebuttal first certify under penalty of perjury that they are bona fide opponents of the ordinance. If the chief petitioners are not bona fide opponents (e.g., if they merely favor the opportunity to vote on the issue), the 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 chosen in the same manner as provided by paragraph [(1)](a) of this subsection. (2) If one or more members of the committees preparing the arguments or rebuttals cannot agree on a [consensus] committee statement, he or she may write his or her own statement not exceeding [one-third of the total number of words allocated to the argument or] 116 words if the statement is one of argument or 66 words if the statement is one of rebuttal. The length of the [consensus] committee argument or rebuttal, if any, shall be reduced by the same amount. [Comment: The substance of subsection (2) has not changed. The subsection was amended to provide clarity around the number of words allowed in non-committee statements because neither the word limit for arguments (350 words) nor the word limit for rebuttals (200) divides evenly by three.] (3) Statements from candidates for city offices shall be submitted not less than 56 days prior to the date of an election. (2) []4 Not less than [47] 56 days prior to the date of an election [(54 days for mail ballots)], additional arguments, authorized by subsection Proposed Revisions to Election Code with Commentary - Page 22 of 27 2/1/08 07 Elections Code - Prop. Revisions w-comments + (00192309)