Ordinance No. 20405 - Laserfiche WebLink

Home Browse Search

(2) Following the information contained in subsection (1) of this section, the 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 voters' pamphlets. (3) In addition, the voters' pamphlet also may contain 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 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, 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 additional arguments in opposition to the measure, as described in subsection 2.996(4), in the order in which they are received by the city recorder. (5) If two or more conflicting measures are to be voted on in a particular election, the voters' pamphlet shall identify those measures and explain the provisions of section 2.988. 2.996 Voters' Pamphlet - Submission of Arauments For or Aaainst Measure and Statements from Candidates. (1) Not less than 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. Any rebuttals to the arguments shall be submitted not less than 46 days 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 Ordinance - Page Page 15 of 18 20405 (00195064)