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May 1, 2007 Election

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    Proposition A Role of Mayor and Council -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    12,873 / 58.0% Yes votes ...... 9,338 / 42.0% No votes
    Shall Proposition A which amends the Long Beach City Charter by: modifying the Mayoral veto to require a 2/3 City Council vote to override; creating a line-item Mayoral veto of the City's annual budget; modifying the Mayor/City Council authority to appoint and remove the City Manager and City Clerk, and to confirm the appointment of the Assistant City Manager; and modifying the Mayor/City Council authority to remove Commissioners, be adopted?

    Proposition B Establishment and Definitions of Commissions -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    7,633 / 34.3% Yes votes ...... 14,626 / 65.7% No votes
    Shall Proposition B, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by: creating an Independent Salary Commission to set the salary for City Councilmembers; creating an Ethics Commission to advise the City Council on ethics regulations and requiring the City to adopt and maintain a Code of Ethics; and creating a Redistricting Commission to review and recommend new City Council district boundaries every ten (10) years, be adopted?

    Proposition C Maximum Terms of Office -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    7,007 / 31.4% Yes votes ...... 15,278 / 68.6% No votes
    Shall Proposition C, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by: modifying the term limits for the Mayor and City Council offices from two terms to three terms; and modifying the term limits for members of the Harbor and Water Commissions to three four-year terms be adopted?

    Proposition D Election Requirements -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    13,666 / 63.3% Yes votes ...... 7,938 / 36.7% No votes
    Shall Proposition D, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by: modifying the residency requirements for City Council candidates; prohibiting a candidate from running for two City elective offices at the same time; permitting the name of a termed-out candidate to appear on a run-off election ballot if that candidate qualifies in the primary election, be adopted?

    Proposition E Parks in Perpetuity -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    16,421 / 74.4% Yes votes ...... 5,648 / 25.6% No votes
    Shall Proposition E, which amends the Long Beach Charter to require that certain City park and recreation areas shall not be sold or otherwise transferred without either a majority vote of the people, or the replacement of such property by the City at a ratio of at least two to one (2:1) subject to certain additional requirements, be adopted?

    Proposition F Revised Duties of City Prosecutor -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    12,749 / 59.1% Yes votes ...... 8,815 / 40.9% No votes
    Shall Proposition F, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by removing the duty of the City Prosecutor to prosecute hearings before the Civil Service Commission, be adopted?

    Proposition G Deletion of Obsolete Sections -- City of Long Beach (Charter Amendment)
    15,220 / 69.7% Yes votes ...... 6,625 / 30.3% No votes
    Shall Proposition G, which amends the Long Beach City Charter by deleting obsolete provisions regarding outdated tax, fiscal year and financial account descriptions, be adopted?

    Proposition H Police and Fire Public Safety Oil Production Act -- City of Long Beach (Municipal Code Amendment - 2/3 Majority Approval Required)
    Pass: 15,423 / 70.0% Yes votes ...... 6,609 / 30.0% No votes
    Shall Proposition H, the Police and Fire Public Safety Oil Production Act, which amends the Long Beach Municipal Code to provide dedicated funds for police officers and firefighters by assessing an additional twenty-five cent ($0.25) per barrel special production tax on oil producers in Long Beach, with a CPI adjustment, be adopted?

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