HomeMy WebLinkAbout4132_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 4132
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS
SUPPORTING ASSEMBLY CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT #7
NON-PARTISAN ELECTIONS
WHEREAS, existing provisions of the California Constitution
provide that judicial, school, county, and city offices shall be non-
partisan; and
WHEREAS, the Supreme Court and the State of California has
ruled that neither the California Constitution nor the statutes
prohibit political parties or their central committees from supporting,
endorsing, or opposing candidates for non-partisan office; and
WHEREAS, the concept of non-partisan, judicial and local elec-
tions has worked for more than 70 years and has been a major contribu-
tion to California ' s well-deserved reputation for effective local gov-
ernment; and
WHEREAS, judges should be elected for their good character,
diligence and objectivity and not their party affiliation; and
WHEREAS, while political parties provide a needed function at
the national and state level, very large legislative bodies require
party discipline and decision making, there does not exist at the local
level a comparable need where policies are negotiated and determined
typically by five to seven elected officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
City of Redlands does hereby support Assembly Constitutional Amendment
#7 which will restore non-partisanship to local elections which have
historically served the citizens in California in good stead; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the State Senate act immediately to
ensure that Assembly Constitutional Amendment #7 be placed before the
voters at the June 1986 election.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 19th day of December, 1985 .
Carole Beswick, Mayor
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