Notice of Election
CITY OF CUPERTINO
NOTICE OF ELECTION MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the following measure is to be voted on at a special
municipal election to be held in the City of Cupertino on Tuesday, the 5·h day of March 2002.
The polls will be open between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m.
"CITY OF CUPERTINO MEASURE - Utility Tax Initiative. Residents currently pay a 2.4%
tax on utility use, specifically electric, gas and telephone. Shall the City of Cupertino extend the
existing utility tax which will otherwise terminate in 2015 for an additional 15 years to 2030, for
general city services and programs?"
NOTICE IS ALSO GIVEN that arguments for or against said measure may be submitted to the
Cupertino City Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Wednesday, December 5,2001. No arguments
shall exceed 300 words in length. No more than five signatures shall appear with any argument
submitted. Printed arguments submitted shall be titled either "Argument in Favor of Measure
_" or "Argument Against Measure _." Words used in the title shall not be counted when
determining the length of any argument.
The City Clerk will select an argument for and an argument against said measure to be printed
and distributed with each sample ballot. The City Clerk will send a copy of the selected
argument in favor ofthe measure to the authors of the argument against, and a copy of the
selected argument against the measure to the authors ofthe argument in favor. The authors may
prepare and submit rebuttal arguments not exceeding 250 words. The rebuttal arguments must be
filed with the City Clerk not later than 5 :00 p.m. on Friday, December 14, 200 I.
In accordance with Section 9600 of the California Elections Code, all arguments and rebuttals
concerning measures filed pursuant to this division shall be accompanied by the following form
statement, to be signed by each proponent and by each author, if different, of the argument:
The undersigned proponent(s) or author(s) of the ARGUMENTfREBUTTAL TO ARGUMENT
IN FAVOR OF/AGAINST Ballot Measure _ at the special municipal election for the City of
Cupertino to be held on March 5, 2002, hereby state that the argument is true and correct to the
best of his/her/their knowledge and belief.
Contact the City Clerk at (408) 777-3223 to obtain forms to assist in the preparation of the
arguments and rebuttals.
/KIMBERLY SMITH/
City Clerk
City of Cupertino, CA 95014
Publish in the San Jose Mercury News, Wednesday, November 26,2001
Publish in the Cupertino Courier Wednesday, November 28, 2001
Send bills to:
City of Cupertino
City Clerk
10300 Torre Avenue
Cupertino, CA 95014-3255