NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following two measures will be voted on at the general municipal election to be held in the City of Redwood City on Tuesday, November 8, 2022.
REDWOOD CITY ELECTION PROCEDURES AMENDMENT
MEASURE ____
Amendment to the Redwood City Election Procedures Charter. Shall the measure amending the Redwood City Charter to align the date of the Redwood City General Municipal Election with the date of the Statewide General Election, clarify the date on which the election
of Redwood City must be certified and the City Councilors must be sworn in, and provide for the election of City Councilors by district to comply with state law, shall it be adopted?
Otherwise _________
AMENDMENT TO THE REDWOOD CITY MAYOR’S TERM CHARTER ACT MEASURE ____
Amendment to the constitutive act of the mandate of the mayor of the city Redwood City. Should the measure amending the Redwood City Charter be adopted to shorten the Mayor’s term from two years to one year in order to allow more Council members to serve as Mayors during their tenure on the City Council?
Otherwise _________
For more information or to obtain a copy of the Resolution, contact City Clerk Pamela Aguilar at (650)780-7220 or paguilar@redwoodcity.org.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the primary arguments for or against each of the measures
above may be submitted in writing to the Office of the City Clerk, 1017 Middlefield Road, Redwood City, CA 94063 for printing and distribution to the voters, in accordance with the provisions of the California Elections Code, no later than 5:00 p.m. August 2022. Rebuttal arguments by the authors of said primary arguments that have been selected to be printed in the voter information guide may likewise be filed before 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2022.
The printed arguments presented to the voters shall be titled “Argument In Favor Of Measure ___” or “Argument Against Measure ___” and “Rebuttal Of Argument In Favor Of Measure ____” or “Rebuttal Of Argument Against Measure ___”, respectively. All arguments related to the above measures must be accompanied by the printed names and signatures of the authors presenting them. All arguments will have the following form:
The undersigned proponent(s) or author(s) of the argument __________ (principal/rebuttal)
____________ (for/against) ballot measure ___ at ____________________ (title of
election) for ____________ (name of jurisdiction) to be held on ______________ (date
election), hereby declares that said argument is true and correct according to
______________ (your) knowledge and beliefs.
Signed Date
____________________________ ______________________________
____________________________ ______________________________
No main argument for any measure shall exceed 300 words. Only one argument for and one argument against each measure will be selected for printing and distribution to voters. No more than five signatures should appear along with any argument.
The authors of the main arguments both for and against each measure that have been selected to be printed in the voter information guide may prepare and present rebuttal arguments not to exceed 250 words. The authors may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, present or sign the rebuttal arguments. No more than five signatures will appear in conjunction with any rebuttal argument.
All arguments must be accompanied by the original signatures of the authors and must therefore be submitted in person. Contact City Clerk Pamela Aguilar at (650)780-7220 or paguilar@redwoodcity.org to schedule an appointment to present arguments before the deadline.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that an evaluation period of ten calendar days will be set for the public review of said arguments. During this time, any registered voter eligible to vote on the measure, or the election official, may apply for a writ or court order requiring any or all of the materials to be changed or removed. The review period of the
primary arguments for or against the ballot measures will begin at 5:00 p.m. on August 19, 2022 and will end at 5:00 p.m. on August 29, 2022. rebuttal review
