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ORDINANCE NO. 19533 AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING A vOTERS PAMPHLET; ADDING SECTIONS 2.993, 2,994, 2,995, 2.996, 2.991, AND 2.998 TO THE EUGENE CODE, 1971; REPEALING SECTION 2.989 OF THAT CODE; AND DECLARING AN EMERGENCY, THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. Sections 2.993, 2.994, 2.995, 2.996, 2.991 and 2,998 are added to the Eugene Code, 1911, to read and provide; 2.993 voter's Pamphlet, The city manager shall publish and distribute a local voter's pamphlet far each electian in which a city measure is on the ballat unless: ~a} The measure is paced on the ballat by petition ar council action occurring less than 55 days befare the election date; or fib} The council determines that the environmental, eco- nomic and social impacts of adoption of the measure are not substantial enough to warrant the expense of preparation and distribution of a vater's pamphlet. As used in sections 2.993 to 2.998, "measure" or "city measure" means a ro- osed cit ordinance or ch r p p y a ter amendment or a proposition ar question or advisory.measure placed on the ballot by the council, and includes munici al p legislation or charter provisions placed on the ballat by initiative or referendum petition, or referred to the voters by the council. 2.994 voter's Pam hlet - Contents. A voter's pamphlet published under section 2.993 shall contain: .~a} The ballot title and text of each city measure to be submitted to the electors at the electian for which the pamphlet is prepared; fib} An explanatary statement for each city measure; ~c} Filed arguments for each city measure; and, ~d} 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 loca- tion of polling places, requirements for a citizen to qualify as an elector, when an elector is required to reregister, how to register to vote, haw an elector may obtain and use an absentee ballot, a sample ballot, and other relevant information, pictures, figures, and data relevant to the election. 2.995 voter's Pam hlet - Pre oration of Ex lanatar Statement. ~1} The explanatory statement for each city measure shall be developed no later than the 23rd day before an election for which a voter's pamphlet is to be published, by a committee appointed in the manner set forth below, The explanatary statement shall consist of words or numbers only, Ordinance - 1