HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026 Notice of Last Day to Submit Arguments - City Charter0P _\W nvaurFo C�
*. CITY OF ORANGE
NOTICE TO VOTERS OF DATE AFTER
WHICH NO ARGUMENTS FOR OR AGAINST
CITY MEASURES MAY BE SUBMITTED TO THE CITY CLERK
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the General Municipal Election is to be held in the
City of Orange on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the
following measure:
Proposed Charter for the City of Orange
Shall the proposed Charter for the City of Orange, establishing the
City as a charter city under the California Constitution and
providing the City's governing document for municipal affairs, be
adopted?
YES
m
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 3, Division 9 of the
Elections Code of the State of California, the legislative body of the City, or any member or members
thereof authorized by the body, or any individual voter or bona fide association of citizens, or any
combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument, not to exceed 300 words in length,
accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on
behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least
one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument, for or against the City measure. The
required signature form is available in the City Clerk's Office.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that based upon the time reasonably necessary to prepare
and print the arguments and Voter Information Guide for the election, the City Clerk has fixed
Monday, July 27, 2026, at 5:00 p.m., during normal office hours, as posted, as the date after which
no arguments for or against the City measure may be submitted to the clerk for printing and distribution
to the voters as provided in Article 4. Arguments shall be submitted to the City Clerk, accompanied
by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an
organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its
principal officers who is the author of the argument, at the City Clerk's Office, 300 E. Chapman
Avenue, Orange, California. Arguments may be changed or withdrawn until and including the date
fixed by the City Clerk.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council had determined that rebuttal
arguments, not to exceed 250 words in length, as submitted by the authors of the opposing direct
arguments, may be filed with the City Clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of
the author(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization,
and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the
argument. When the City Clerk has selected the arguments for and against the measure, a copy of the
argument against the measure will be sent to the author(s) of the argument for the measure and the
argument for the measure will be sent to the author(s) of the argument against the measure. Rebuttal
arguments must be filed in the Office of the City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, August
6, 2026.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that if more than one argument for or more than one
argument against any City measure is submitted, the City Clerk shall select one of the arguments in
favor and one of the arguments against the measure, as set forth in Elections Code Section 9287.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any ordinance, impartial analysis, or direct argument
filed under the authority of the Elections Code will be available for public examination in the City
Clerk's Office for not less than 10-calendar days from the deadline for the filing of the arguments and
analysis. Any rebuttal argument filed under the authority of the Elections Code will be available for
public examination in the Clerk's office for not less than 10-calendar days from the deadline for filing
rebuttal arguments.
amela Coleman, CMC
City Clerk
Dated and Posted: July 15, 2026