HomeMy WebLinkAboutOrdinance No. 20135ORDINANCE NO. 2013 5
AN ORDINANCE CONCERNING THE CITY'S VOTER' S
PAMPHLET, AND AMENDING SECTION 2.996 OF THE
EUGENE CODE,1971.
THE CITY OF EUGENE DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. Subsection ~2} of Section 2.996 of the Eugene Code, 1971, is amended,
Subsection (4) is deleted, and the current Subsections (5), (6), (7) and (8) are renumbered (4), (5),
(6), and (7), to provide:
2.996 Voter's Pam filet - Submission of Ar ents For or A ainst Measure and Statements
from Candidates.
~2} Not less than 47 days prior to the date of an election X54 days for mail ballots},
additional arguments in support af, or in opposition to a measure, authorized by subsection
2.994 1 }~c}, may be submitted, providing the petition submitting the argument is accompanied by
the signatures of 300 electors of the city supporting the argument or is accompanied by a fee of $300.
~4} Each person signing a petition shall subscribe to a statement that the person
has read and agrees with the argument.
~5} Signatures on the petition shall be verified by the city recorder or designee
by comparing the signatures of the electors on the petition with the signatures of the electors on the
elector registration cards. The city recorder or designee shall attach to the petition a certificate
stating the number of signatures believed to be genuine. A signature not included in the number
certified to be genuine shall not be counted by the city recorder for determining compliance with
subsection ~2} of this section,
~6} The city recorder shall reject any argument or statement which:
~a} Contains any defamatory language;
fib} Contains any language which may not legally be circulated in the
mails; or
~c} Otherwise does not comply with sections 2.993 to 2.998 of this code.
~7} The city recorder shall include in the voter's pamphlet on the page of the
printed candidate statement and arguments on a measure, the name of the person who submitted the
statement or argument, the name of the organization the persan represents, if any, whether the
argument supports or opposes the measure, the statements} required by subsection 2.9962}, if
applicable, and a disclaimer in substantially the following form: "The printing of this argument or
statement} does not constitute an endorsement by the City of Eugene, nor does the City of Eugene
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warrant the accuracy or truth of any statement made."
Section 2. The City Recorder, at the request of, or with the concurrence of the City Attorney,
is authorized to administrativelycnrrect any reference errors contained herein or in other provisions
of the Eugene Code,1971, to the provisions added, amended or repealed herein.
Passed by the City Council this
7th day of December,1998
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City Recorder
Approved by the Mayor this
7th day of December,1998
Mayor
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