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RESOLUTION NO.
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2 RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO OPPOSING
ASSEMBLY BILL NO. 351 AS IT RELATES TO THE APPROVAL OF THE USE
3 OF A CANDIDATE'S PARTISAN POLITICAL AFFILIATION IN THE
STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS AUTHORIZED FOR TRANSMITTAL TO
4 VOTERS.
5 WHEREAS, the present law of the State of California
6 authorizes a candidate for a municipal office to prepare a
7 statement of qualifications which is included in a voter's
8 pamphlet and distributed with sample ballots for city elections;
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10 WHEREAS, the law as it presently exists prohibits a
11 candidate from including in the candidate's statement of
12 qualifications any reference to membership or activity in a
13 partisan political organization; and
14 WHEREAS, it is desirable that municipal elections be
15 conducted on a non-partisan political basis; and
16 WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 351 removes the aforesaid
17 prohibitions and permits the use of a candidate's partisan
18 political affiliation or activity in the statement of
19 qualifications; and
20 WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 351 would inject partisan
21 political considerations in campaigns for non-partisan offices;
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23 WHEREAS, said Assembly Bill No. 351 would destroy the
24 historical tradition of local non-partisan elections in
25 California in contravention of Article 2 Section 5 of the
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California Constitution which states that "
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City offices
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28 WHEREAS, a hearing has been set before the Assembly
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committee on Elections and Reapportionment for Wednesday,
March 9, 1977; and
WHEREAS, it is desired that the City of San Bernardino
4 express its opposition to Assembly Bill No. 351,
5 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON
6 COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. The City of San Bernardino opposes Assembly
8 Bill No. 351
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SECTION 2. The City Clerk is hereby directed to send a
10 copy of this resolution to the Assembly Committee on Elections
11 and Reapportionment.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly
adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
Bernardino at a ~~~~~ meeting thereof, held on
the ~;:?!2..J? day of ___ '7 ' 1977, by the
following vote, to wit:
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ABSENT:
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The foregoing resolution is hereby approved this ~yC'~
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Approved as to form:
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