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  3. November 5, 2024 Election
  4. Measures Submitted by the Voters

Measures Submitted by the Voters

For information on how to submit a Measure to the voters, please review the California Elections Code.

The City Clerk's office received a Notice of Intention to Circulate a Petition on January 31, 2024 for an initiative measure to provide funding for the construction of a new main library and community center at Albert Park. In order for the Initiative to be qualified for the ballot, the proponents (filers) are required to follow the CA Elections Code's process:

 

    Process Due Date  Completed
    Notice of Intention filed with the City Clerk 1/31/2024
    City Attorney to provide ballot title and summary Due 2/15/2024 2/15/2024
    Proponents publish of Notice of Intention in newspaper 2/18/2024
    File affidavit of publication with City Clerk (within 10 days of publication) 2/28/2024 2/28/2024
    Proponents file petition with signatures with City Clerk within 180 days from receipt of title and summary. (Receipt was filed 2/15/2024) Due 8/13/2024 4/16/2024
    Signature verification
    (to be completed within 30 days)    		  Sent 4/17/2024 5/6/2024
    City Council meeting to present results (June 3, 2024)   6/3/2024
    Arguments for or Against the Measure

      • Each primary argument must be filed with an Argument Submission Form, and an Argument Signature Form.
      • No more than five signers for any argument.
      • If representing an organization, association, or governing body, filers and signers must have written authorization on letterhead signed by at least one of its principal officers or members and submitted with the argument.
      • Names and titles will appear in the Voter Information Pamphlet exactly as written on the Argument Signature Form.
      • Primary arguments are limited to 300 words.
      • Filers or signers are not required to sign the hard copy argument, but must sign the Argument Signature Form which meets the ‘accompanying’ requirement as stated in the Election Code.
    		 8/19/2024
    Deadline to file Rebuttals

    		 8/26/2024

    Next Steps

    The City Council approved the certificate of sufficiency of signatures received by the proponent and adopted the resolution placing the citizen-sponsored initiative on the ballot for November 5, 2024.

    Documents

    All documents related to the Notice of Intention can be found on our Public Records Portal and will be updated as new filings are submitted to the City Clerk's office.

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