Item 6: Ordinance Revising Elections Code

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” b.To delete the language “subsection (3) offrom subsection 2.993(5); c.To amend the language of proposed subsection (3) of section 2.996 to read: “Statements from candidates for city offices, other than those statements submitted pursuant to subsection 2.993(4), shall be submitted not less than 56 days prior to the date of an election” ; d.And to amend subsection (c) of section 2.997 to read: “For voters’ pamphlets containing only statements from candidates for city council or Eugene Water & Electric Board positions, the wards which those candidates would represent if elected.” 4.Motion Four would require EWEB to pay for a proportional share of a city voters’ pamphlet published by the City for an election where no city measures are on the ballot. I move to insert a new subsection 2.993(5). The new language of subsection 2.993(5) shall read: “Prior to the inclusion of a statement from a candidate for the Eugene Water & Electric Board in a voters’ pamphlet published pursuant to subsection 2.993(4), the Eugene Water & Electric Board shall agree to pay to the city the cost of the Eugene Water & Electric Board’s portion, as determined by the city recorder, of the printing, advertising, mailing and personnel expenses associated with publishing the voters’ pamphlet and distributing it within the city limits. Nothing in this subsection shall relieve Eugene Water & Electric Board candidates of the obligation to pay the fee required by subsection (3) of this section.” th 5.Motion Eight requires that the City mail voters’ pamphlets not later than the 18 day before an election. I move to substitute the term “18th day" for the term “14th day" in section 2.997. th 6.Motion Six was not requested by council in the February 11 work session. However, recent conversations between the city recorder and Lane County Elections identified the possibility that under the current Code, a person who was not registered to vote may declare his or her candidacy for city office. If an unregistered candidate neglected to register prior to his or her election to office, the candidate would be disqualified and the office would be left vacant. This amendment closes that loophole. I move to insert the following language into proposed section 2.965: A candidate for city office must be registered to vote as a resident of the city at the time his or her nominating petition is submitted to the city recorder.