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ARTICLE V SALARIES AND BONDS
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ARTICLE XXXIV CITY EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SYSTEM
ARTICLE XXXV SAFETY MEMBERS PENSION PLAN
ARTICLE XXXVI CITY ETHICS COMMISSION; SPECIAL
APPENDIX A TABLE OF INCORPORATION AND CHARTERS OF THE CITY OF LOS ANGELES WITH AMENDMENTS
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CHAPTER IV
OFFICIAL SAMPLE BALLOT
AND VOTER INFORMATION PAMPHLET
Article A – Official Sample Ballot Specifications and Distribution
Sec. 400.  Official Sample Ballot Specifications.
(a)   The City Clerk shall cause to be printed a representation of the form of ballot required for any City election conducted by the City Clerk, known as the Official Sample Ballot, in a sufficient amount to ensure that every registered voter can be provided a copy.
(b)   Official Sample Ballots for any City election conducted by the City Clerk shall provide an accurate representation of the Official Ballots to be used in the specific election as to form, and shall conform to the following specifications:
(1)   The Official Sample Ballot shall include, in not less than six-point type size, the name of the election, the date of the election, the election jurisdiction, the offices and measures to be voted on, the name of the candidates to be voted on, the occupational designation of the candidates to be voted on, instructions as to the number of votes to cast per office and any numerical or alpha designation associated with the candidates or measures.
(2)   The information contained in the Official Sample Ballot shall be presented in the exact same order as it will appear on the Official Ballot.
(3)   The Official Sample Ballot shall contain information to assist the voter including the location and hours of operation of their polling place, the Vote-By-Mail Application, early voting site locations and hours of operation, assistance telephone numbers and web site addresses.
(c)   Official Sample Ballots shall not be numbered consecutively.  However, the Official Sample Ballots for City elections conducted by the City Clerk shall have indicated thereon, when necessary, the sample ballot group number, to facilitate the mailing of Official Sample Ballots to the voters.
Sec. 401.  Distribution of the Official Sample Ballot.
(a)   The City Clerk shall mail to all voters in each voting precinct who are registered and qualified to vote at the ensuing election, at the post office address designated on the current voter registration record on file in the office of the Registrar of Voters of the County of Los Angeles, one printed Official Sample Ballot with postage fully paid thereon, with a notice containing polling place information, the title and date of the election, the precinct number, and any other matter required by law or information which the City Clerk may deem necessary.
(b)   Mailing of Official Sample Ballots shall be completed not later than seven days prior to the date of the election.
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