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From: Rachel Clark Subject: Ordinance of the C; ty of San
Bernardino Municipal Code
Dept: City Clerk 2 . 56 . 110A to Provide that Polls
in City Elections Shall Remain
Date: March 4 , 1993 Open Until 8 : 00 p.m.
Synopsis of Previous Council action:
Recommended motion:
That said ordinance be laid over for adoption .
Signature
Contact person:_ Rachel Clark Phone: 5109
Supporting data attached: Staff Report Ward: All
FUNDING REQUIREMENTS: Amount:
Source: (Acct. No.)
(Acct. Descriotion)
Finance:
Council Notes:
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CITY OF ,SAN BERNARDINO - REQUEST FOR COUNCIL ACTION
STAFF REPORT
To: Mayor and Common Council
From: Rachel Clark, City Clerk
Date: March 4 , 1993
San Bernardino Municipal Code Section 2 . 56. 110 provides that on
the date of elections polls shall open at seven a.m. and close at
sE�ven p.m. Therefore, for City-conducted elections the polls
have always closed at 7 p.m. , one hour earlier than County-
conducted elections.
By having a different closing hour voters are often confused.
For example, in the June and November elections, conducted by the
County, polls closed at 8 p.m. On Tuesday, March 2nd, the County
conducted an election for a Redlands school bond measure and
their polling places closed at 8 p.m. ; however, our City polling
places closed an hour earlier.
To be consistent with all other elections and also taking into
consideration that voters who commute from out of town may need
more time to get to the polls, I request that the Mayor and
Council approve the attached ordinance which changes the hour of
closing for polls on City-conducted elections.
In 1992 the voters approved a Charter change which will allow us
to consolidate City elections with the County, beginning in 1995.
A consolidated election, conducted by the County, would only
apply to a primary election and the City would still be required
tc conduct run-off elections on any special elections in the future.
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1 ORDINANCE NO.
2 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE 52. 56. 110A TO PROVIDE THAT POLLS IN CITY
3 ELECTIONS SHALL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8 :00 P.M.
4 THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO
DO ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS:
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SECTION 1 . Subsection A of Section 2. 56 . 110 of the San
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Bernardino Municipal Code is hereby amended to read as follows:
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"A. The hour of seven a.m. on the date of elections is
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fixed as the hour for opening the polls, and the hour of eight
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p.m. of said date is fixed as the hour for closing the polls at
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such elections; provided, however, that if at said hour of closing
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there are any other voters in the polling places or in line at the
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door thereof who are qualified to vote and who have not been able
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to do so since appearing, the polls shall be kept open a
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sufficient time to enable them to vote, but no one who arrives at
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a polling place after eight p.m. shall be entitled to vote,
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although the polls may be open when such person arrives. Primary
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and general elections shall be held at the regularly designated
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polling places in each precinct as designated in the resolution
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setting forth the number of consolidated precincts and the
20 location of each polling place. The officers of election
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appointed and the polling places designated for the primary
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election shall be the officers and polling places of the general
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election so far as possible. Such resolution shall also set forth
24 the list of the names of the election officers appointed. Each
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precinct board shall consist of one inspector, one judge and two
26 clerks. "
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DAB:km(0PENP0LL.0RD] —1— March 3, 1993
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1 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO AMENDING SAN
BERNARDINO MUNICIPAL CODE §2.56.110A TO PROVIDE THAT POLLS IN CITY
2 ELECTIONS SHALL REMAIN OPEN UNTIL 8:00 P.M.
3 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing ordinance was duly
4 adopted by the Mayor and Common Council of the City of San
5 Bernardino at a meeting thereof, held on the
6 day of 1993, by the following vote, to wit:
71 Council Members: AYES NAYS ABSTAIN ABSENT
8 ESTRADA
9 REILLY
10 HERNANDEZ
11 MAUDSLEY
12 MINOR
13 POPE-LUDLAM
14 MILLER
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16 City Clerk
17 The foregoing ordinance is hereby approved this day
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of 1993.
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20 W. R. Holcomb, Mayor
City of San Bernardino
21 Approved as to form
22 and legal content:
23 JAMES F. PENMAN,
City Attorney
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DAB:km(0PENP0LL.0RD) —2— March 3. 1993