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07/11/2011 Attachment B § 9285. Copies of arguments to persons who have filed opposing arguments; Rebuttal arguments (a) (1) When an elections official receives an argument relating to a city measure that will be printed in the ballot pamphlet, the elections official shall send a copy of an argument in favor of the proposition to the authors of any argu- ment against the measure and a copy of an argument against the measure to the authors of any argument in favor of the measure immediately upon receiving the arguments. (2) The author or a majority of the authors of an argument relating to a city measure may prepare and submit a re- buttal argument or may authorize in writing any other person or persons to prepare, submit, or sign the rebuttal argu- ment. (3) No rebuttal argument may exceed 250 words. (4) A rebuttal argument relating to a city measure shall be filed with the elections official no later than 10 days after the fmal filing date for primary arguments. (5) A rebuttal argument relating to a city measure may not be signed by more than five persons and shall be printed in the same manner as a direct argument and shall immediately follow the direct argument which it seeks to re- but. (b) Subdivision (a) applies only if, not later than the day on which the legislative body calls an election, the legisla- tive body adopts its provisions by majority vote, in which case subdivision (a) applies at the next ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election thereafter, unless later repealed by the legislative body in accordance with the procedures of this subdivision. 1 RESO # 15132 MUFF #307