2.50.150 Ballot measures.
A. Authors of Written Arguments.
1. Measures Placed on the Ballot by Petition.
a. The City Council may authorize one or more of its members to prepare and file an argument against the measure. The member(s) designated shall be deemed the “author(s)” of the argument.
b. The person(s) who filed the initiative petition may file a written argument in favor of the measure. Such person(s) shall be deemed the “author(s)” of the argument.
2. Measures Placed on the Ballot by the City Council.
a. The City Council may authorize one or more of its members to prepare and file an argument in favor of, or against, the measure. The member(s) designated shall be deemed the “author(s)” of the argument.
b. An individual who is eligible to vote on the measure, and/or an organization or association meeting the requirements of Elections Code Section 9287(e), may file a written argument for or against the measure. The individual voter, or, in the case of an organization or association, the principal officer(s) whose name(s) and signature(s) appears on the written argument, shall be the “author(s)” of the argument.
B. Signers of Written Arguments. The author(s) of an argument for or against a ballot measure may allow additional persons to sign the argument. Additional signers of the argument are permitted at the discretion of the author(s), unless otherwise specified in a City Council resolution. The additional signers are not required to meet the qualifications specified in California Elections Code Section 9282. (Ord. 3427 § 1, 2018).