Notice: Corte Madera Measure to be Voted on and Deadlines to Submit Arguments to Town Clerk

Notice is hereby given that The General Municipal Election is to be held in the Town of Corte Madera on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following measure: 

The Town of Corte Madera Essential General Services Measure: To maintain essential Town services including but not limited to: current levels of local fire prevention, flood control, streets and potholes, disaster preparedness, safe routes to schools, and senior and youth programs, shall the Town enact a half-cent sales tax for 6 years, requiring a citizen’s oversight committee review and annual examination to ensure funds are spent locally as promised for the benefit of Corte Madera residents?

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that pursuant to Article 4, Chapter 2, Division 9 of the State Elections Code, the legislative body of the town, or any member or members there of authorized by the body, or any individual voter or bona fide associations, may file a written argument to the Marin County Elections Department, 3501 Civic Center Drive, Room 121, San Rafael, CA by 5:00 p.m., August 19, 2013, not exceeding 300 words in length, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the author(s) 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 Town measure.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council has determined that rebuttal arguments, as submitted by the authors of the opposing direct arguments, must be filed with the County Elections Department by 5:00 p.m. August 26, 2013.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any ordinance, impartial analysis, or direct argument or rebuttal argument filed under the authority of the Election Code will be available for public examination in the Town Clerk's Office for not less than 10 calendar days from the deadline(s) for filing arguments and rebuttal arguments.

Lisa Harper, CMC
Interim Town Clerk
August 8, 2013