Election Section
Election Information: 2012 Berkeley Ballot Measures
Here the measures which will be on the Berkeley ballot for the November 6 election, along with the arguments for and against them:
Ballot Measure Arguments
Primary arguments for and against City measures were due no later than 12:00 p.m. (noon) on Friday, August 17, 2012. Rebuttal arguments may only be submitted by the author of a primary argument. Rebuttal arguments are due no later than Friday, August 24, 2012 at 12:00 p.m. (noon). Information is available by following the link below. Please contact the City Clerk Department if you have questions.
Ballot Measure Argument Regulations
The following City measures have been approved for inclusion on the November 6, 2012 General Municipal Election ballot:
Measure M - General Obligation Bond for Streets and Related Watershed Improvements
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Measure M - Tax Rate Statement
Argument in Favor of Measure M
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure M
Argument Against Measure M
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure M
Measure N - General Obligation Bond for Pools and Associated Facilities
Ballot Question and Full Text
Measure N - Tax Rate Statement
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure N
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure N
Argument Against Measure N
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure N
Measure O - Special Tax to Fund Operation and Maintenance of the Replacement Warm Water and Willard Pools
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure O
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure O
Argument Against Measure O
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure O
Measure P - Ballot Measure Re-Authorizing Expenditures of Voter-Approved Taxes for Parks Maintenance, Library Relief, Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Services for Severely Physically Disabled Persons and Fire Protection and Emergency Response and Preparedness, Under Article XIIIB of the California Constitution (Gann Limit)
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure P
No argument was filed in opposition to this measure
Measure Q - An Ordinance of the City of Berkeley Amending Chapter 7.70 of the Berkeley Municipal Code to Modernize the Application of the Utility Users Tax (UUT)
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure Q
No argument was filed in opposition to this measure
Measure R - Charter Amendment to Allow City Council to Adopt Decennial Redistricting Plan
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure R
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure R
Argument Against Measure R
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure R
Measure S - An Ordinance of the City of Berkeley Adopting New Section 13.36.025 of the Berkeley Municipal Code to Prohibit Sitting on Sidewalks in Commercial Districts
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure S
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure S
Argument Against Measure S
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure S
Measure T - Amendments to the West Berkeley Plan and Zoning Ordinance
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure T
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure T
Argument Against Measure T
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure T
Measure U - Initiative Ordinance Enacting New Requirements for the City Council and Rent Stabilization Board and Boards and Commissions Relating to Agendas and Meetings, Requiring Additional Disclosure of Public Records, and Creating a New Commission (Sunshine Ordinance)
Ballot Question and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure U
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure U
Argument Against Measure U
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure U
Measure V - Initiative Ordinance Requiring the City to Prepare Biennial, Certified Financial Reports of Its Financial Obligations for the Next 20 Year Period; and Requiring Certification of Such Reports Before Council May Propose or Voters May Approve Any Debt Financing, or New or Increased City Taxes, and Before Council May Approve Any Assessments or Property-Related Fees (FACTS Initiative)
Ballot Questions and Full Text
City Attorney Impartial Analysis
Argument in Favor of Measure V
Rebuttal to Argument in Favor of Measure V
Argument Against Measure V
Rebuttal to Argument Against Measure V
