1979-446A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ANAHEIM ENCOURAGING LEGISLATION TO ENSURE
REASONABLE TIME LIMITS BETWEEN EACH STEP OF
THE RECALL PROCESS.
WHEREAS, the procedures for recall of elected city
officials are established by the State Legislators and defined in
the State Elections Code; and
WHEREAS, the Elections Code currently provides elected
officials seven (7) days in order to respond to a formally pre-
sented Notice of Intention to Circulate a Recall Petition; and
WHEREAS, once such Notice has been responded to by the
elected official, the Elections Code does not impose a deadline by
which the recall initiator(s) must submit the Notice to the County
Registrar of Voters for certification and approval of the recall
petition; and
WHEREAS, this omission in the Elections Code has created
a situation whereby the recall initiator(s) can prolong the recall
process and, thus, cause great harm to the elected official by sub
jecting their credibility and character to doubt and inhibiting the
performance of their duties; and
WHEREAS, the lack of a reasonable time limit for sub-
mission of the Notice to the County Registrar of Voters is an
invitation to abuse the recall process.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of
the City of Anaheim hereby requests the League of California Cities
to seek legislation to amend the Elections Code to provide a speci-
fic time limit between all of the steps in the recall process.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this Resolution be forwarded
to the League of California Cities prior to August 9, 1979, for
consideration by the General Assembly at their 1979 Annual
Conference in San Francisco.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION is approved and adopted by the
City Council of the City of Anaheim this 31st day of July, 1979.
ATTEST:
LINDA D, ROBERTS, CITY CLERK
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RESOLUTION NO. 79R-446
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DEPUTY CI CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
PRO TEM
(SEAL)
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing Resolution No. 79R -446 was introduced and adopted at a regular
meeting provided by law, of the City Council of the City of Anaheim held on
the 31st day of July, 1979, by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Kaywood, Bay, Roth and Overholt
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Seymour
AND I FURTHER CERTIFY that the. Mayor Pro Tem of the City of Anaheim signed
said Resolution No. 79R -446 on the 31st day of July, 1979.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the
City of Anaheim this 31st day of July, 1979.
LINDA D. ROBERTS, CITY CLERK
DEPUTY CITY CLERK
I, LINDA D. ROBERTS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that
the foregoing is the original of Resolution No. 79R -446 duly passed and adopted
by the Anaheim City Council on July 31, 1979.
LINDA D. ROBERTS, CITY CLERK
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DEPUTY CITY CLERK