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BOARD OF SU PERV ISt~RS
COUNTY OF BUTTE, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
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A RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING SPECIFIED BOARD MEMBERS TO FILE BALLOT ARGUMENTS
CONCERNING MEASURE "B," A REFERENDUM MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED TO COUNTY
VOTERS AS PART OF THE MARCH 5, 2002 CONSOLIDATED STATEWIDE ELECTION
WHEREAS, on August 28, 2001, the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Butte approved Ordinance Number 3759, Amending Article IV of Chapter 2
of the Butte County Code by Redistricting the Supervisorial Districts in
the County of Butte; and
WHEREAS, said Ordinance Number 3759 was challenged on September 26,
2001 by a referendum petition protesting it pursuant to Elections Code
Section 9144; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Clerk-RecorderjRegistrar of Voters certified
on November 6, 2001 that the signatures on said referendum petition had
been found sufficient; and
WHEREAS, an November 20, 2001, the Board adopted Resolution O1-134,
submitting Ordinance Number 3?59 to the voters of the County at the March
5, 2002 election; and
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WHEREAS, on December 3, 2001, the Board adopted Resolution 01-139,
amending and superseding Resolution 01-134, submitting Ordinance Number
3759 to the voters of the County at the March 5, 2002 election; and
WHEREAS, the Butte County Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters, the
elections official of the County of Butte, has determined that Ordinance
Number 3759, will be designated as "Measure 'B,"' on official elections
materials distributed to Butte County voters and on the official ballots
to be used far the March 5, 2002 election; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9162 permits county boards of
supervisors and individual county supervisors to file written arguments for
or against county measures with the county elections official; and
^4THEEAS, Elections Code Section 9163 requires county elections
officials to establish a deadline prior to each election, after which no
arguments far ar against any county measure may be submitted for printing
and distribution to the voters; and
WHEREAS, the elections official of the County of Butte has established
Decerrlber 17, 2001 as the deadline prior to the March 5,2002 election, after
which no arguments for or against any County ballot measure may be
submitted for printing and distribution to the County voters; and
WHEREAS, the Board wishes to authorize individual Board members to
file a written argument and rebuttal in support of Measure "B" with the
elections official of the County of Butte; and
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NOG^~~, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Butte, State of California, as follows:
1. The Board hereby authorizes the following individual Board
members to file a written argument and rebuttal in support of
Measure "B" with the elections official of the County of Butte:
Chair Josiassen. Supervisor Yamaguchi and Supervisor Beeler may
join in the argument.
2. The above authorization is permissive and shall not require the
board members authorized to submit ballot arguments concerning
Measure "B" to the elections official to do so.
3. The above authorization shall not preclude the Board members
from joining other individuals who are not Board members in
filing ballot arguments concerning Measure "B" with the
elections official, provided that each argument contain no more
than five signers and otherwise complies with Elections Code
Section 9164.
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PASSED AND ADOPTED at a special meeting of the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Butte, State of California, held on December 17,
2001, by the following votes:
AYES: Supervisors Beeler, Yamaguchi. and Chair Josiassen
NOES : Supervisor Dolan
ABSENT : None
NOT VOTING: Supervisor Houx
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CURT JOSIASSEN, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
ATTESTED:
LAWRENCE ODLE,
Interim Chief Administrative Officer
and the Clerk of the Board
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