Notice of Ballot Measure Election for the City of El Cerrito & Notice of Fixed Date for Submitting Arguments

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN to the qualified electors of the City of El Cerrito, located in the County of Contra Costa, State of California, that in accordance with law, an election will be held on Tuesday, the 4th day of November, 2014, for the purpose of submitting for approval or rejection the following measure, to be displayed on each individual ballot to wit: (shown in photo).

Arguments for or against this measure may be submitted to the City Clerk, 10890 San Pablo, CA, 94530 no later than 4:00 P.M., August 4, 2014, which has been determined by the elections official to be a reasonable date based upon the time necessary to prepare and print arguments. No argument shall exceed 300 words in length. Arguments must follow the following format: 1) Arguments should be in block form, however, bulleted lines will be allowed. 2)Your cooperation is requested in limiting the use of italics, bold-faced type, underlining and “ALL CAPITAL LETTER” WORDS.3)Statements must be typed or word processed in standard upper and lower case.A Statement that the Argument is True and Correct, signed by the authors must accompany all arguments; a sample of this form is available by calling the City Clerk at 510-215-4305.

Pursuant to Section 9287 of the Elections Code, one argument for and one argument against this measure will be selected for printing and distribution to the voters with the sample ballot.

The elections official will provide opportunity for rebuttal arguments in accordance with Section 9285 of the Elections Code. Rebuttal arguments shall not exceed 250 words and must be filed with the City Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M., August 14, 2014.

For more information on filing arguments, call the City Clerk at (510) 215 - 4305. The polls will be open Election Day between 7:00 A.M. and 8:00 P.M.