RESOLUTION NO. 26-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, SETTING PRIORITIES FOR FILING WRITTEN ARGUMENTS REGARDING A CITY MEASURE CONCERNING WHETHER THE OFFICE OF MAYOR SHALL HAVE TERM LIMITS TO BE SUBMITTED TO CITY VOTERS AT THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, AND PROVIDING FOR REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is to be held in the City of San Clemente, California on November 3, 2026; and WHEREAS, the following measure will be submitted to the voters at the General Municipal Election:
[Insert Ballot Measure Letter] San Clemente, Mayor Term Limits Shall the office of Mayor of the City of San Clemente be subject to a lifetime term limit of three full two-year terms? YES
NO
WHEREAS, Elections Code section 9282 authorizes the filing of written arguments for and against measures placed on the ballot, with priority determined according to state law; and WHEREAS, Elections Code section 9285 allows for the filing of rebuttal arguments only if the legislative body adopts the provisions of Elections Code section 9282(a) by majority vote.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Ballot arguments shall be accepted for and against this measure in the manner required by law. The arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date fixed by the City Clerk/Elections Official, in accordance with Elections Code section 9286(b), after which no arguments for or against the measure may be submitted to the City Clerk/Elections Official. The arguments shall be accompanied by the Form of Statement to Be Filed by Author(s) of Argument as supplied by the City Clerk/Elections Official.
SECTION 2. Due to the community interest in this issue, the City Council authorizes a process permitting a community submittal of the arguments. Under Elections Code Section 9282, a ballot argument on this measure may only be submitted by an individual voter eligible to vote on the measure, a bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters or associations.
SECTION 3. Pursuant to section 9285 of the Elections Code of the State of California, when the City Clerk/Elections Official has selected the arguments for and against a measure that will be printed and distributed to the voters, the City Clerk/Elections Official shall send copies of the argument in favor of the measure to the author(s) of any argument against, and copies of the argument against to the author(s) of any argument in favor. The author or a majority of the authors of an argument may prepare and submit a rebuttal argument not exceeding 250 words or may authorize, in writing, any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argument and file it with the City Clerk/Elections Official no later than 10 days after the final filing date for primary arguments. These provisions for rebuttal arguments are only applicable to the November 3, 2026 General Municipal Election and after that election shall expire.
SECTION 4. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED on the _____ day of ____________, 2026. _________________________
Rick Loeffler, Mayor of the City of San Clemente, California ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK, Elections Official of the City of
San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE )
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk/Elections Official of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 26-64 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the __________day of ___________, _____, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this ________ day of ______________, _____. _____________________________________
CITY CLERK, Elections Official of the City of
San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
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Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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