HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 128-85 NonPartisanElection RESOLUTION NO. 128 - 85
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF DUBLIN
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, judical and local
elections has worked for more than 70 years and has been a major
contribution to California's well-deserved reputation for
effective local government; 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 Dublin 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.
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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 25th day of November,
1985.
AYES: Councilmembers Jeffery, Vonheeder and Mayor
Snyder
NOES: Councitmembers Hegarty and Moffatt
ABSENT:
None
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