RIORDAN'S LAWYERS PRESS FOR BALLOT SUMMARY REVISION.Byline: Patrick McGreevy Daily News Staff Writer Attorneys for Mayor Richard Riordan Richard J. Riordan (born May 1, 1930) is a Republican politician from California, U.S. who served as the California Secretary of Education from 2003–2005 and as Mayor of Los Angeles from 1993–2001. Riordan ran for Governor of California unsuccessfully in 2002. asked a Superior Court judge Thursday to order the Los Angeles City Council  The Los Angeles City Council is the governing body of the City of Los Angeles, California, United States. to revise a ballot summary for Riordan's charter reform initiative on grounds that the digest is biased and inaccurate. Judge Robert H. O'Brien may hold a hearing as early as today to give the City Council time to meet in closed session to plan its response, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. Studio City attorney David Fleming
David Fleming , a co-sponsor of the initiative. Among the requested changes to the digest is elimination of the claim that the commission will ``draft a new charter,'' so that the digest instead says the commission will ``propose a new charter for approval or rejection by the voters.'' Fleming charged that city officials proposed the digest wording to undermine voter VOTER. One entitled to a vote; an elector. support for the measure. ``We're just incensed about the fact this is supposed to be objective and it obviously is not,'' Fleming said. He said city officials say they have until next Tuesday to decide on the wording of the ballot summary. City Council members have defended the wording, saying it was adopted by an independent ballot summary committee, which was unbiased. |
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