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AGENDA REPORT
City Manager Approval �J
Item to be presented by:
CONSENT CALENDAR
DATE: February•13, 1990 _
George Caravalho
SUBJECT: Special Runoff Election for Elective Offices
Resolution Number: 90-27
DEPARTMENT: City Cle
BACKGROUND
If at the General Municipal Election, on April 10, 1990, two or more persons
receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office to be voted upon
in a City, the tie shall be resolved by a special runoff election, stated in
Election Code 20501 (b).
A special runoff election shall be held only if the Council adopts the
provisions of Election Code 20501 (b), prior to the conduct of the election
resulting in the tie vote. If these provisions are not adopted, the tie vote
shall be resolved by lot, whereby the Council summons the candidates who
received the tie votes to appear before them. The Council will then either toss
a coin, place each name in an unmarked envelope, etc., to determine the winning
candidate.
The runoff election shall be held on a Tuesday, not less than 40 nor more than
125 days after the administrative certification of the election, which resulted
in a tie vote.
Resolution No. 90-27, provides for the conduct of a special runoff election.
RECOMMENDATION
Adopt Resolution No. 90-27.
ATTACHMENT
Resolution No. 90-27.
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RESOLUTION NO. 90-27
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL RUNOFF
ELECTION FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN THE EVENT
OF A TIE VOTE AT ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
WHEREAS, Section 20501 (b) of the Elections Code of the State of
California authorizes the City Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to
require the conduct of a Special Runoff Election to resolve a tie vote involving
those candidates who received an equal number of votes and the highest number of
votes for an elective office;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA,
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That pursuant to Section 20501 (b) of the Elections Code of
the State of California, if any two or more persons receive an equal and the
highest number of votes for an office to .be voted for within the city, there
shall be held within the city a Special Runoff Election to resolve the tie
vote. A Special Runoff Election shall be called and held on a Tuesday not less
than . 40 nor more than 125 days after the administrative or judicial
certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote. .
SECTION 2: That the provisions of Section .1 shall -apply at the next
ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election thereafter.
SECTION 3: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption
of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED ON
ATTEST:
City Clerk
Mayor
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Santa Clarita, at a regular meeting thereof, held on
the. day of 1990, by the following vote of the
Council:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS
City Clerk