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RESOLUTION NO. 4449
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
TRANSMITTING TO THE CONGRESS AND THE PRESIDENT OF
THE UNITED STATES THE RESULTS OF PROPOSITION A SUB-
MITTED TO THE ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO AT
THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD MAY 11, 1971,
ASSESSING THE ATTITUDE OF THE VOTING ELECTORATE OF
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA REGARDING THE UNITED STATES'
ROLE IN THE SOUTHEAST ASIAN CONFLICT
WHEREAS, the Council of the City of Palo Alto, on its own
~otion, submitted to the electors at the 1971 general municipal
election one proposition, designated Proposition A, to assess
the attitude of the voting electorate of Palo Alto, California,
regarding the United States' role in the Southeast Asian Conflict1
and
WHEREAS, ~aid measure appeared on the ballot as follows:
"PROPOSITION A: This measure is to assess the attitude
of the voting electorate of Palo Alto, California,
regarding the United States' role in ~he Southeast
Asian Conf lictc
It is understood that the results hereof will be
transmitted to the Congress and the President of the
United States,
Vote for the statement more closely expressing your
own personal viewo
VOTE FOR ONLY ONE -A VOTE FOR BOTH WILL
INVALIDATE YOUR VOTE ON THIS MEASURE
l~ I am satisfied with the policies of the present adminis-YES
tration in its handling of the withdrawal of the United
States Armed Forces from the conflict in southeast Asia
2. I prefer a greatly accelerated program of withdrawal YES
and request that the President and the Congress remove
all United States Armed Forces from Southeast Asia by
December 31, 1971."
WHEREASr due and legal notice of said general municipal elec-
tion was given as required by law1 and
WHEREAS, on the 11th day of May, 1971, at the hour of 7:00
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o'clock in the morning of said day the oolls were duly and
regularly opened for said general municioal election in said
city and said polls were continuously keot open for said our-
Pose from the time they were so opened until 3:00 o'clock in
the evening of said day; and
~·7EEPEAS, on '-lay 17, 1971, the Council of the City of
Palo Alto met at their usual place of meeting and did then and
there canvass the returns of said general municioal election
and declare the results thereof.
NOW, THEREFO~E. the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
~ESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. The Council finds and declares that:
(a) A general municipal election was duly and regularly
held on May 11, 1971, in all things according to the Charter
of the City of Palo Alto, Resolutions No. 4423 and No. 4440,
and the election laws of the State of Califo~nia;
(b) The total number of votes given and cast at said
general municipal election upon Proposition A, including votes
cast upon abseritee ballots, was 14. 213 , of which total number
of votes given and cast fo~ Item 1, s.627 were satisfied with
present policies and of which tr.e total number of votes given and
cast for Item 2, 8,586 preferred a greatly accelerated
program of withdrawal as set forth in said proposition.
(c) Of the total number of votes given and cast at said
general municipal election upon Proposition A, including votes
cast upon absentee ballots, 39.59 percent were given and
cast for Item l (satisfaction with present policies) and
60.40 percent were given and cast for Item 2 (preferring a
greatly accelerated program of withdrawal).
SECTION 2. This resolution setting forth said results
of Proposition A are to be certified by the Mayor and City
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Clerk and the City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed
to submit a copy so certified to the Congress, through the
majority leaders of the Senate and House of Representatives
and to the President of the United States.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: May 17, 1971
AYES: Beahrs, Berwald, Clark, Comstock, Di<•S, Gallagher,
Norton, Pearson, Spaeth, Wheatley
NOES: None
ABSENT: Arnold
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Attorney
J hereby certify that I am the Mayor of the City of Palo
AJto, Palo Alto, California, and that this is a true copy
of the Resolution passed by the City Council at its meeting
of May 17, 1971, refl~cting the attitude of the voting
electorate of the City of Palo Alto at a general municipal
election held May 11, 1971~
I hereby certify that Jack R. Wheatley, known to me o be
the Mayor of the City of Palo Alto, has affixed his signature
to this resolution on :t·2half of the City of Palo Alto.
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