HomeMy WebLinkAbout2015-105 1 RESOLUTION NO. 2015-105
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3 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO'S PRIMARY
4 MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE NOVEMBER 3, 2015
5 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO.
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF SAN BERNARDINO AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1. Recitals.
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10 A. On June 2, 1992, the voters of the City of San Bernardino voted to amend City
11 Charter Section 10 to change the dates of the City's primary election from March of odd-
12 numbered years to November of odd-numbered years and the general election dates from May to
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the following February.
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15 B. Section 2.56.01013 of the San Bernardino Municipal Code provides that a primary
16 election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November 1997, and a like
17 election shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November every four years
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thereafter, in the City for the nomination of candidates for the following offices:
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1. Mayor;
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21 2. Member of the Common Council from the First Ward;
22 3. Member of the Common Council from the Second Ward;
23 4. Member of the Common Council from the Fourth Ward.
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C. It is desirable that the City of San Bernardino's primary election be consolidated
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27 November 3, 2015; that within the City of San Bernardino the precincts, polling places and
28 election officers for the two elections be the same; that the Registrar of Voters of the County of
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1 San Bernardino canvass the returns of the City election; and that the consolidated election and
2 the City's primary election be held in all respects as if there were only one election.
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SECTION 2. Primary Election Called. A primary election is called and will be held in
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5 the City of San Bernardino on Tuesday, November 3, 2015, for the purpose of nominating
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7 1. Member of the Common Council from the Third Ward;
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2. Member of the Common Council from the Fifth Ward;
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3. Member of the Common Council from the Sixth Ward.
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11 4. Member of the Common Council from the Seventh Ward.
12 5. City Attorney
13 6. City Clerk
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7. City Treasurer
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16 SECTION 3. Request for Consolidation of Elections. Pursuant to Section 10400 of
17 the Elections Code, the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino request that
18 the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Bernardino consolidate the City's primary election
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with the consolidated election to be held on Tuesday,November 3, 2015.
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The polls for said election shall be open from 7 a.m. of the day of said election and shall
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22 remain open continuously from said time until 8 p.m. of the same day when said polls shall be
23 closed, except as provided in Section 14401 of the California Elections Code.
24 SECTION 4. Canvass of Returns. The Registrar of Voters of the County of San
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Bernardino is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of the primary election called by this
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resolution and to conduct the primary election in all respects as if there were only one election
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1 with only one form of ballot. Results of the primary election shall be certified to the Mayor and
2 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino.
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SECTION 5. Notice of Election. The City Clerk is hereby directed to publish a notice
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5 of the primary election which shall contain the following:
6 A. The time of the election.
7 B. The offices to be filled, specifying full or short term.
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C. The hours the polls will be open.
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SECTION 6. Conduct of Election. The primary election called by this resolution shall
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11 be held in such precincts and at such polling places as shall be determined by the Registrar of
12 Voters of the County of San Bernardino. The Board of Supervisors of the County of San
13 Bernardino is hereby requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take all steps
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necessary for the holding of the consolidated election. The City Manager is hereby authorized to
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16 execute a contract for the services necessary for conducting the primary election. The City of
17 San Bernardino recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this
18 consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any such costs.
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SECTION 7. Filing of Resolution. The City Clerk of the City of San Bernardino is
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directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors of the County of
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22 San Bernardino and to file a copy of this resolution with the Registrar of Voters.
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1 RESOLUTION OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO REQUESTING THAT THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO'S PRIMARY
2 MUNICIPAL ELECTION BE CONSOLIDATED WITH THE NOVEMBER 3, 2015
3 CONSOLIDATED ELECTION CONDUCTED BY THE COUNTY OF SAN
BERNARDINO.
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5 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the Mayor and
6 Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at a joint regular meeting thereof, held on the 1st
7 day of June, 2015, by the following vote, to wit:
8 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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MARQUEZ X
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11 BARRIOS X
12 VALDIVIA X
13 SHORETT X
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NICKEL X
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16 JOHNSON X
17 MULVIHILL X
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19 Georgeag Hanna, C6 Clerk
2o The foregoing Resolution is hereby approved this 5 day f June, 20
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R. Carey Datmardino Mayor
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Approved as to form:
24 Gary D. Saenz, City Attorney
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By: Okla
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