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2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SECTION
2. 56. 170 OF AND ADDING SECTION 2 . 56.171 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO
3 MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO CALLING SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND THE DATE
SUCH ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
5 DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
6 SECTION 1. Section 2. 56. 170 of the San Bernardino Municipal
7 Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
8 "2.56. 170 Special Elections
9 The Mayor and Common Council shall call a
10 special election to be held on a Tuesday,
11 not less than ninety ( 90 ) nor more than one
12 hundred thirty-five ( 135 ) days following
13 such call . If an established election date
14 set by Section 10 of ti-ie Charter of the
15 City of San Bernardino or Elections Code
16 §2500 falls within that time period, such
17 special election shall be held on that
18 date. Two or more special elections of the
19 City may be combined into one election. If
20 the special election is held to fill a
21 vacancy on the Council it shall be called
22 prior to an anticipate: vacancy or within
23 thirty (30) days after such vacancy. In
24 such cases, the election shall be held not
25 less than ninety ( 90) nor more than one
26 hundred thirty-five ( 1-25 ) days following
27 such vacancy. Any such special election so
28 called shall be held in compliance with the
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1 provisions of the Charter and applicable
2 ordinances of the City. " Unless the
3 election is not held as provided in Section
4 2. 56. 175, the candidate receiving the
5 plurality of votes cast at such special
6 election shall be elected to fill the
7 vacancy. "
8 SECTION 2. Section 2. 56. 173 is hereby added to the San
9 Bernardino Municipal Code to read as follows:
10 "2. 56. 171 Special Elections; alternate procedure
11 Where a vacancy exists on the Common Council, the
12 Council may, as an alternative to the procedure
13 outlined in Section 2. 56. 170, call a special election
14 to be held on a Tuesday, within the time limits set by
15 Section 2. 56.170 to be conducted wholly by mail
16 ballots. Such elections shall be conducted in
17 accordance with the provisions of Section 1350 et seq.
18 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
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1 ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNART_`1NO AMENDING SECTION 2.56.170
OF AND ADDING SECTION 2.56.171 TO THE SAN BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL
2 CODE RELATING TO CALLING SPECIAL ELECTIONS AND THE DATE SUCH
ELECTIONS SHALL BE HELD
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
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adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
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Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
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day of 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
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Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
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ESTRADA
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REILLY
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HERNANDEZ
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MAUDSLEY
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MINOR
13 POPE-LUDLAM
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MILLER
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17 City Clerk
18 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this day
19 of 1993.
20 W. R. Holcomb, Mayor
21 City of San Bernardino
22 Approved as to form
and legal content:
23 JAMES F. PENMAN,
24 City Attorney
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