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The provisions of Sections 9220 and 9285 of the California Elections Code which provide for the filing of rebuttal arguments in the manner and within the time provided for therein is hereby adopted and shall apply to any city election on an initiative, a proposed amendment to the City Charter, a proposition concerning the issuance of bonds, an advisory question, and any other proposition or question submitted to the voters of the city.
(Ord. 1751 §1 (part), Ord. 1807, Ord. 2251 §1)
Any council candidate filing a candidates' statement pursuant to Section 13307 of the California Elections Code shall be responsible for the payment of a pro rata share of the total cost of printing, handling, and translating such statement. Such costs, in an amount estimated by the city clerk, shall be deposited by a council candidate at the time such council candidate files the candidate's statement. However, if the amount deposited by all council candidates filing a candidate statement exceeds the actual cost incurred by the city in printing, handling, and translating such candidates' statements, then the city clerk shall prorate the excess among the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days following the election.
(Ord. 1751 §1 (part), Ord. 2251 §2, Ord. 2268)
This article is adopted for the purpose to change the method of electing members of the City Council of the City of Chico in furtherance of the purposes of the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (Chapter 1.5 (commencing with Section 14025) of Division 14 of the Elections Code).
(Ord. 2547 §2)
A. Members of the City Council shall be elected "by District" as defined in California Government Code Section 34871. A person shall not be eligible to be elected to be a Member of the City Council unless he or she is otherwise qualified as required by law, resides in the geographical area making up the district from which he or she is nominated to be elected and is a registered voter of the City of Chico at the time nomination papers are issued to the candidate as provided in Section 10227 of the California Elections Code.
B. Registered voters signing nomination papers or voting for a Member of the City Council shall be residents of the geographical area making up the district from which the Member is to be elected.
C. The terms of the office of each Member elected to the City Council shall be four (4) years.
D. References in this Article to state statutes shall include any amendments thereto and any successor statutes.
(Ord. 2547 §2)
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