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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2005-022 (1055/1413) AN ORDINANCE REPEALING CHAPTER 1-10, ARTICLE 2, SECTION 1-ll-200, OF TITLE 1 OF THE SAN LEANDRO MUNICIPAL CODE RELATED TO VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITS FOR CAMPAIGNS FOR CITY ELECTNE OFFICES WHEREAS, the California Political Reform Act of 1996 was enacted by the voters as Proposition 208, and permitted cities to establish voluntary expenditure limits for candidates for elective office and the controlled committees of such candidates; and WHEREAS, pursuant to the passage of Proposition 208, the City adopted Ordinance No. 97-022, establishing a voluntary campaign expenditure limit of $1.00 per resident of the jurisdiction for candidates seeking election to City offices; and WHEREAS, in 1998, a federal district court suspended all of the provisions of Prop 208 pending the outcome of a lawsuit challenging its constitutionality and rendering the City's ordinance unenforceable; and WHEREAS, in November 2000, California voters passed Proposition 34, which repealed most of the provisions of the previously enacted Proposition 208 and invalidated the City's local ordinance. NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of San Leandro does ordain as follows: SECTION 1. Title 1, Chapter 1-ll, Article 2, Section 1-ll-200 VOLUNTARY EXPENDITURE LIMITS FOR CAMPAIGNS FOR CITY ELECTIVE OFFICES of the City of San Leandro Municipal Code is hereby repealed. SECTION 2. Effective Date and Publication.