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RulesAndLegislationCommittee | 2016-12-08 | *Rules & Legislation Committee Meeting Minutes - FINAL December 8, 2016 10 Subject: Resolution Calling For Reform To Abolish The Electoral College, Address Congressional Gerrymandering, And Eliminate Barriers To Voting From: Councilmember Kalb And Kaplan Recommendation: Adopt A Resolution (1) In Support Of Senator Barbara Boxer's Bill To Abolish The Electoral College and (2) Directing The City Administrator And City Lobbyist To Work With All Relevant State And Federal Elected Officials To (A) Develop And Ratify An Amendment To The United States Constitution To Replace The Electoral College With A National Popular Vote For President Of The United States Or, Alternatively, To Approve The National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, (B) Address Gerrymandering In Congressional Apportionment By Requiring Redistricting Reform, Such As By Having Independent State Redistricting Commissions Conduct Redistricting Instead Of State Legislatures, And (C) Eliminate Barriers To Voting. 16-0449 Attachments: View Report View Supplemental Report View Supplemental Report View Supplemental Report 86521 CMS There were 2 speakers on this item. Staff read two amendments to the resolution as follows: on page 2 in the second Whereas it should state that Hillary Clinton received over 2.5 million more votes than Mr. Trump, and on page 3 in the third Whereas it should state that 11 (not 10) states "currently having joined. " A motion was made by Dan Kalb, seconded by Abel J. Guillén, that this matter be Approve the Recommendation of Staff, and Forward to go before the Special Concurrent Meeting of the Oakland Redevelopment Successor Agency/City Council, to be heard 12/13/2016. The motion carried by the following vote: Aye: 3 - Guillén, Kalb, and Reid Absent: 1 - - Gibson McElhaney City of Oakland Page 11 Printed on 2/6/2017 | 11 | RulesAndLegislationCommittee/2016-12-08.pdf |