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Resolufion No. 04-140
RESOLUTION CALLING AN ELECTION REGARDING:
PROPOSED COUNTY ORDINANCE PROHIBITING
GROWING OF GENETICALLY ENGINEERED ORGANISMS
WHEREAS, on March 30, 2004, aCounty-wide petition titled "County Ordinance
Prohibiting Growing of Genetically Engineered Organisms" was submitted to the Butte County
Elections Official by the proponents thereof, and, after examination of the signatures thereon, the
County Elections Official determined that the petition was sufficient; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 2004, the Elections Official certified the results of her examination
to this Board pursuant to Elections Code section 9115; and
WHEREAS, said certification was received by this Board and accepted at its regular meeting
on July 13, 2004; and
WHEREAS, this Board has determined not to adopt the initiative ordinance and has
determined instead to submit the ordinance to the County voters at the statewide general election to
be held on November 2, 2004.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the Board of Supervisors of the County of
Butte, State of California, as follows:
1. The Board hereby calls an election to be held within the County of Butte on
November 2, 2004, pursuant to Elections Code Section 9118.
2. The question to be submitted to the County voters at said election shall be:
Shall the people of the County of Butte adopt the
"County Ordinance Prohibiting Growing of
Genetically Engineered Organisms",which ordinance
is attached hereto as Exhibit A and incorporated
herein by this reference?
3. Said election shall be consolidated with the statewide general election to be held on
November 2, 2004.
4. Said election shall be held and conducted pursuant to the procedures specified in Part
3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code commencing at Section 10400.
5. For the purposes of this election the "County voters" shall include all voters in the
County, including voters in the incorporated areas of the County.
(. In accordance with Elections Code Section 13119, the question to be submittedto the
voters of the County, shall read as follows:
Shall the "County Ordinance Prohibiting Growing of Genetically
Engineered Organisms" be adopted?
YES [ ]
NO [ ]
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Butte, State of California, held on August 3, ?004, by the following votes:
AYES: Supervisors Dolan,
NOES: None
ABSENT: Chair Beeler
NOT VO'T'ING: None
ATTEST:
Houx, Yamaguchi and Vice-Chair Josiassen
';,CUR JOSIASSEN, Vice-Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors
PAUL MCINTOSH, Chief Administrative Officer
And Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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