Item 6: Ordinance Revising Elections Code

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shall contain for each measure the following items in the following order: (a) The ballot title[, question, statement] and text of the measure to be submitted to the electors at the election for which the pamphlet is prepared; (b) One argument in favor of the measure not to exceed 350 words, followed by a rebuttal to the argument not to exceed 200 words; and one argument in opposition to the measure not to exceed 350 words, followed by a rebuttal to the argument not to exceed 200 words. Such arguments and rebuttals shall be submitted in the manner provided in subsection 2.996(1) of this code; (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. (4) The order in which the arguments related to a city measure are printed in the voters’ pamphlet shall be as follows: first, the written argument in favor of the city measure, as described in subsection 2.996(1); second, the rebuttal to the argument in favor, as described in subsection 2.966(1); third, the written argument in opposition to the measure, as described in subsection 2.996(1); fourth, the rebuttal to the argument in opposition, as described in subsection 2.996(1); fifth, any additional arguments in favor of the city measure, as described in subsection 2.996(4), in the order in which they are received by the city recorder; and finally, any