The City of Long Beach is seeking argument writers for four City Charter amendments to be placed on the Nov. 8, 2022, ballot. Those interested in writing arguments for or against the approved measures may submit an interest form to the Office of the City Clerk through 4:30 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2022. A separate interest form must be submitted for each ballot measure. Interest forms may be submitted via email to [email protected] or in person at City Hall, 411 W. Ocean Blvd., Lobby Level, Window 12.

The four Charter amendments include:

  1. Realignment of the City’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years;
  2. Realignment of Long Beach Unified School District’s primary election date with the State’s primary and general election dates held in even-numbered years;
  3. Establishment of a Police Oversight Commission and add a Director of Police Oversight position;
  4. Consolidation of the City’s existing water, sewer and gas utilities into a single publicly-owned utility, governed by the existing independent Water/Public Utilities Commission, for the purposes of improving customer service through better coordination of street pipeline and infrastructure repairs.

Argument writers are designated by the Mayor, with approval of the City Council. The City Council will vote on those nominations at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022. Those selected as argument writers are required to submit direct arguments for or against the ballot measures by Friday, Aug. 19, while rebuttal arguments are due by Monday, Aug. 29.

For more information, please contact the Office of the City Clerk, at 562.570.6101.