HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 1129 1739
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY OPPOSING ANY LEGISLATION PERMITTING OR
SANCTIONING THE USE OF PARTISAN POLITICAL LABELS
BY CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO LOCAL OFFICE
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill #284 if enacted would permit candidates
for local elective office to designate political party preference;
and
WHEREAS, passage of such legislation and the introduction of
partisan political affiliations to municipal elections would tend
toward controls being imposed by out of state factions, would make
easier the inroads of machine politics and otherwise be extremely
damaging to good government and local control of local affairs;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY DOES
RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
vigorously
SECTION 1. That by these presence it firmly and /voices its
opposition to the enactment of any legislation similar to Assembly
Bill #284 and urges that every effort be made to defeat the use of
partisan political labels for candidates for local office, and it
recommends that other cities of the State of California be alerted
to the danger and consequences of such legislation.
THE CITY CLERK shall certify to the adoption of this resolution
and cause copies to be forwarded to state representatives of this
City in Sacramento.
'—' APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of
1963.
Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted
by the City Council of the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on
the ' day of !' , 1963.
City Clerk