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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
DOWNEY OPPOSING ANY LEGISLATION PRRMITTING OR
SANCTIONING THE USE OF PARTISAN POLITICAL LABELS
BY CANDIDATES FOR ELECTION TO LOCAL OFFICE
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill #1562 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:
SECTION 1. That by these presence it firmly and vigorously 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 rec-
ommends that other cities of the State of California be alerted to the
danger and consequences of such legislation.
SECTION 2. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this
resolution and cause copies to be forwarded to state representatives of
this City at Sacramento.
APPROVED AND ADOPTED this day of , 1963.
ayor
ATTEST:
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 " r , 1963.
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City Clerk.