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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1991-12-10 - AGENDA REPORTS - GEN MUNI ELECTION EVENTS (2)CONSENT CALENDAR DATE: December 10, 1991 AGENDA REPORT City.Minager Approval Item to be presented by: City Clerk SUBJECT: General Municipal Election Calendar of Events DEPARTMENT: City Clerk WAjq BACKGROUND This item is on the agenda to inform Council of the events which will occur during the next few months before- election. The attached election calendar includes dates of all activities, adoption of resolutions, campaign: filing dates, etc. Also attached.is an election calendar from .election consultants, Martin and Chapman. . Review and receive calendar ATTACHMENT City Calendar of Events Calendar from Martin & Chapman DMG:227 APPROVED :�r��altem: CITY OF SANTA CLARITA 1990 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION CALENDAR OF EVENTS 12/10/91 Resolution adopted calling election and giving notice to County. 12/10/91 Resolution adopted determining candidate statement regulations. 12/10/91 Resolution adopted requesting services of County Election Dept. 12/12/91 Resolution requesting services of 'County Clerk and calling the election to be faxed by noon for Board of Supervisors action. 12/12/91 Letters sent to County Board of Supervisor's and County Clerk's Office regarding resolutions adopted requesting County services and calling election. (to be sent via courier before noon) 12/24/91 Board of Supervisors act upon above resolutions. 12/3/91 Precinct and Polls Section mail to City Clerk precinct. maps, registration figures, polling place locations, and board members. 12/13/91 Last day to post notice of'deadline .for filing arguments for measures. 12/20/91 Last day to file arguments for measures. 12/30/91 Last day to file rebuttals for measures. 1/3/92 Information distributed to Council and Department Heads regarding procedure for nomination papers. 1/16/92 & Notice of Election sent to The Signal for publication. 1/23/92 1/16/92 First day for issuance of nomination papers 1/16-2/6/92 Candidates packets given to all candidates. 1/17/92 Last day to post notice of Central Counting place. 1/17/92 Last day to call election for ballot measures. 1/17/92 Last day to file campaign expenditure statements for measures. 1/17/92 Last day Registrar/Recorder can change precinct boundaries. Notify press and potential candidates of election seminar. Election seminar and candidate orientation held. 2/6/92 Filing closed for incumbent candidates. (68th day) 2/11/92 Filing closed for all candidates if incumbent did not file. (63rd day) Calendar of Events Page 2 2/12/92 Secretary of State to determine order of names on ballot. 2/14/92 & City Clerk to publish notice of nominees. 2/21/92 1/24-2/13/92 City Clerk sends precinct consolidations to Precincting Sections. 2/18/92 City Clerk sends list of qualified ,candidates to Public. Information Section. 2/12/92 Candidates notified of "first campaign filing -requirement due on 3/5/92. This also applies to ballot measures. 2/28/92 First pre-election statements due. 3/5/92 First Campaign Statement filing due. 3/5/92 City Clerk sends to Election Administrator letter requesting booths supplies and equipment. Also supplies phone number for voters to call for polling place, location, etc. 3/16/92 Last day to register for April 14 election. 3/16/92 Last day to appoint election officers and polling places. 3/16/92 Candidates notified of.second campaign filing requirement due on 4/2/92. 3/16-4/7/92 Voters may request absentee ballots. 3/24/92 3/25/92 4/2/92 Last day for Council to adopt procedures to resolve tie votes. The very last date is 4/13/92. Last day to publish notice of election officers and polling places. Supplies for election workers class due. Election workers class. Second campaign statement filing due 4/4/92 Last day to mail sample ballots and polling.place notices. 4/3/92 Memo to Department Heads regarding election night activities. Begin preparing chart for tabulation of results. 4/3/92 Call Martin & Chapman for delivery date of booths. 4/3/92 Prepare list for posting tabulations; prepare precinct map; prepare precinct list; line up help for election;. order refreshments, recorders, etc.' 4/4/92 Last day to mail sample ballots and polling place notices. Calendar of Events Page 3 5/8-4/14/92 Emergency absentee voting. 4/10/92 Last day to post notice of absentee canvass. 4/13/92 Last day to order -canvass by City Clerk. 4/10/92 Prepare script for 4/21 Council meeting. 4/14/92 Election Day. 4/14/92 Last day to receive absentee ballots (close of polls). 4/14/92 City Clerk to canvass absent voter results (close -of polls). 4/15/92 Martin & Chapman to pick ballot boxes, booths, etc. 4/15/92 Prepare resolution declaring results of election; prepare agenda. 4/15/92 Hand count one precinct. 4/16/92 Deliver packets to Council for meeting of 4/21/92. 4/21/92 Council meeting swearing in new Council and reorganizing. 4/21/92 Clerk or Council to canvass returns. 4/21/92 Reception for out -going and incoming Councilmembers. 4/22/92 Clerk to send reorganization notices to Secretary of State, County and all cities. 4/22/92 Place new Councilmembers on payroll and take off outgoing Councilmembers; place new members on health insurance order new binders; nameplates for new Councilmembers, Mayor, Mayor Pro -Tem; take care of W -4's; have new business cards made, for new Councilmembers; re -print letterhead. 5/4/92 Beginning office statements filed with FPPC-due 5/21/92 (all successful non -incumbent Councilmembers). 5/4/92 Leaving office statements filed with FPPC-due 5/21/92. 5/14/92 Last day to refund excess deposit for candidate statements, if there is a refund. 5/15/92 FPPC notified of election date, candidates and elected, office holders. 6/1/92 All candidates notified of third filing date for Campaign Statements due 7/31/92 (closing date 6/30/92). Thank you held for election workers. 7/3/92 Tabulate Costs. 7/31/92 Third Campaign Statement filing due. DMG:.226 SUGGESTED LAST DAY TO FILE PETITIONS REGARDING MEASURE (E -130) If a petition is being circulated about the City to put a measure on the ballot at the election, d is suggested that the petition be filed by this date in order to allow the dark the full 3o days to verify the petition and certify it to the Council. . 1. FILING PERIOD FOR NOMINATION PAPERS (E - 89 to 68) Between these days (bath days included), voters may nominate candidates for election by signing a nomination paper. Each candidate shall be proposed by not less than 20 nor more than 30 voters In a city of 1,000 registered voters or more, and not less than 5 nor more than 10 voters in a city of less than 1,000 registered voters, but only one candidate may be named In any one nomination paper for the same office. No voter may sign more than one nomination paper for the same adice, and in theeventhe does so, his signature shall count only on the first nomination paper filed which contains his signature. Nomination papers subsequently filed and containing his signature shall be considered as though his signature does not appear thereon. Each seat on the governing body is a separate office. Any person registered to vote at the election may circulate a nomination paper. Where there are full terms and short terms to be filled, the term shall be specified in the nomination paper. (See § 22836. F wows Code.) Any registered voter of the jurisdiction, including the candidate and/or the circulator, may sign a nomination paper. The signatures to each nomination paper shall be appended on the same sheet of paper and each signer shall print his or her name and place of residence, giving the street and number, If any; otherwise, such designation of his or her place of residence as will enable its location to be readily ascertained. (See §§ 58 22837, Elections Code.) Every nomination paper shall have annexed a declaration of the person who Circulated it to the effect that he saw written all the signatures appended thereto and knows that they are the signatures of the persons whose names they purport to be and the dates between which all signatures to the paper were obtained. (See §§ 44,228X EWUons Cod.) Each nomination paper shall be accompanied by a verified statement of the candidate that he will accept the nomination and also accept the office in the event of his election. (§ 22839, Elections Code.) Until 5:00 p.m. on the 68th day before the election, or the 83rd day for any office requiring an extended filing period, but no later than then, a candidate may, withdraw his nomination paper after it is filed with the Clerk. (See §§ 22M.. 22840.5. Electiwa Code) All fortes required for nomination and election to all municipal offices shall be furnished only by the City Clerk during regular business hours. At the time of issuance of those fomes the City Clerk shall type in theformsthe name of the candidate and the office for which he is a candidate, shall imprint a stamp which reads Official Filing Form, and shall affix his signature and date. • The forms shall be distributed without charge to all candidates applying for them. (§ 22842, Elece" Cad.) .. Each candidate for Mayor and Member of the City Council shall file no later than the final filing date of nomination papers, his or her statement disclosing his or her investments and his or her Interests In real property with the Clerk. The Clerk shall make and retain a copy and forward the original to the Fair Political Practices Commission. (see §§ 87201. 875M. covemmenf Code.) Each candidate may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the Clerk. Such statement may Include the name, age, occupation, and a brief description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. Such statement shall be filed at the time nomination papers are filed unless a runoff or general election Is to occur within 88 days of a primary or first election, the statement shall then be filed with the clerk by the third day following the governing body's declaration of the results from the primary or first election. It may be withdrawn but not changed during the period for filling nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. on the day following the dose of nomination. Candidates statements shall remain confidential until the expiration of the filing deadline. (See §§ 10012, 10012.7, E190" Code.) Not lessthan10 calendar days before the clerk submits the official voters pamphlet referred to in § 10012 for printing, the clerk shall make a copy of K1 the voter's pamphlet available for public examination in the clerk's office. Any person may obtain a copy of the voter's pamphlet from the clerk for use outside of the clerk's office. The clerk may charge a fee to any person obtaining a copy of the material, which fee shall riot exceed the actual cost incurred by the clerk in providing the copy. ' During the 10ralen lar -day examination period provided by this section, arty voter of the jurisdiction in which the election is being held, or the clerk, himself or herself, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the material in voter's pamphlet to be amended or deleted. (See § 10013.3, Elections Cade.) At the time nomination papers are issued, the clerk shall give the candidate a copy of the Code of Fair Campaign Practices and a copy of §§ 12500 -12528, Elections Code. Any candidate may subscribe to the Code by filing a copy with the clerk who shall keep it as a public record. (See §§ 12500 — 12526, Elections Code.) The Clerk shall give the following hems to each candidate or the candidate's representative at the time nomination papers are Issued: (a) Nomination paper, (b) Candidates Statement farm: (e) A written statement of the regulations with respect to charges for the Candidates Statement (d) Statement of Economic Interest (State Law requires Mayor and Council filing. City codes may require filing for additonaloifices); (e) A copy of Government Code § 84305. (f) Code of Fair Campaign Practices forms. (g) Optional items: (1) Financial Worth Statement, (2) Word count standards and (3) local information. January 17 LAST DAY TO CALL ELECTION FOR BALLOT MEASURES (E - 88) Last day for City Council on its own motion or pursuant to petitions filed under Elections Cade Articles 1 (Initiative), 2 (Referendum), and 3 (City Charters), Chapter 2, Division 5 (Commencing with § 4000), DMslon 16 (Recall) (Cortvrancirg with § 27000) and Chapter 2, Part 1, Division 2, Title 4, Government Code (commencing with § 34450) (City Charters) to adopt a resolution placing a measure on the ballot. (Sas §§ 4010, 4011, 4020, 4055, 4080, 27231, Elections Code.) LAST DAY TO FILE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE STATEMENT- MEASURES Committees fanned or existing primarily to support or.oppose the qualification of a ballot measure and proponents of a state ballot measure who control a committee formed or existing primarily to support the qualification of a measure shall file a campaign statement 21 days after the deadline for filing petitions. The closing date for the period covered by a statement required by this subdivision shall be seven days prior to the deadline for filing the statement (§ 84200.5r, fiovemmem code.) January 27 SUGGESTED LAST DAY TO FILE ARGUMENTS (E - 78) The clerk shall set a date for filing arguments that is approximately ten days after the City Council calls the election but no later than this date in order to allow ample time for the 10 -calendar -day public examination period, translation, typesetting, printing and mailing to the voter. Arguments may be changed or withdrawn by their proponents until and including the date fixed by the Clerk. (See §§ 5010.5010. $025, Eled" Code.) Not less than 10 days before the clerk submits the official election materials referred to in §§ 4015 (arguments), 4015.5 (rebuttals), 5011 (city attorney analyses). 5012, 5013, and 5014.5 (arguments), for printing, the clerk shall make a copy of such material available for public examination in the dark's office. Any person may obtain a copy of such materials from the clerk for use outside of the clerk's office. The clerk may charge a fee to any person obtaining a copy of the material, which fee shall not exceed the actual cost incurred by the clerk in providing the copy. During the 10day examination period provided by this section, any voter of the jurisdiction in which the election is being held, or the dark, himself or herself, may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all such materials to be amended or deleted. A peremptory writ of mandate or an injunction shall be issued only upon demand convincing proof that the material in question is false, misleading or Inconsistent with the requirements of this Chapter. and tl>at issuance C the writ or Injunction wit not substantially Interfere with the printing or disebutlon of official election materials as provided by law. ($ee § 5025, Elections Code.) i February 6 i` LAST (DAY6T8, FILE REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS Lest day to file rebuttal arguments if authorized by the City Council is 10 days after primary arguments are due. (See §§ 4015.5. 5014.5, Sea= Code.) February 6 5:00 p.m. LAST DAY TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS (E - 68) Last day and hour for nomination papers to be filed with the Clerk. (See §§ 22836, 22340. Elections Code) There is no extended filing period where there Is no incumbent eligible to be elected. (See § 22840.5, Elections Code.) February 11 5:00 P.M. LAST DAY.TO FILE NOMINATION PAPERS • EXTENSION (E • 63) Last day and hour for nomination papers to be filed with the Clerk to nominate candidates other than the person who was the Incumbent on the 68th day when nomination papers for an incumbent elective officer of the city were not filed pursuant to §§ 22836 and 22840, Elections Code. This section is not applicable where there is no Incumbent eligible to be elected. (See § 22840.5, Elections Code.) Until 5:00 p.m. on the 68th day before the election, or the 63rd day for any office requiring an extended filing period, but no later than then, a candidate may withdraw his nomination paper after It is filed with the Clerk. (See §§ 22840.22840.5. EWtkns code) If no more candidates file for office than there are offices to be filled and if there are no other offices or measures on the ballot, the city can cancel the election. ` (See §§ 223435, 22844. Elec s Cods: § 6061, Go rrmenf Code.) February 12 (if Holiday, Next Working Day) SECRETARY OF STATE TO DETERMINE ORDER OF NAMES ON BALLOT (E - 62) The Secretary of State shall conduct a drawing of -the letters of the alphabet constituting a randomized alphabet to be used in determining the order of all candidates on the ballot. The results of the drawing shall be mailed immediately to each Clerk. (See §§ 10217, 10217.5, Eleodons Cade.) February 17 — March 31 FILING PERIOD FOR WRITE-IN CANDIDATE (E - 57 to 14) Between these days (both days included), any person who desires to have his or her name as written on the ballot of the election counted for a particular office shall file a statement of write-in candidacy which shall contain the candidate's name, residence address, a declaration stating that he or she is a write-in candidate, the title of the office for which he or she is running, the date of the election and a nominating petition with the required number of signatures. (See §§ 7300-7304,17100, 17101,17102, 22603, 2283, Elections Code.) March 5 LAST DAY TO FILE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE STATEMENTS (E-40) Last day for each candidate and each committee supporting or opposing a candidate or candidates or supporting or opposing a ballot measure or ballot measures to file campaign statements with the Clerk. The closing date shall be 5 days before the filing deadline. (see §§ 84200:7.84200.8. 842150, Govsmment Cads) March 16 LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE (E - 29) Affidavits of registration shall be accepted at all times except during the 28 days immediately preceding any election, when registration shall cease for that election as to electors residing in the territory within which the election is to be held. Transfers of registration for an election may be made from one precinct to another precinct in the same county at any time when registration Is In progress in the precinct to which the elector seeks to transfer. (See § 30.5, Elections Code-) March 16 — April 7 VOTERS MAY REOUEST ABSENTEE BALLOTS (E - 29 to 7) Between these days (both days included), any voter entitled to vote by absent voter ballot may file a written application for an absent voter ballot with the Clerk. The application shall be signed by the applicant and shall show his place of residence. Applications received prior to the first day of the period shall be hell and processed by the Clerk following the first day of the period, in the same manner as if received at that time. (see §§ 1002, 1003 ErecUms code.) Any printed application which is to be distributed to voters for requesting absent voter ballots can have preprinted on the form: (1) The prided name and residence address of the voter as tt appears on the affidavit of registration; (2) The name and date of the election for which the request is to be made; and (3) The date the application must be received by the clerk. The voter must personally affix: (4) The address to which the ballot is to be mailed; and (5) The voter's signature. The law restricts the address to which a ballot can be mailed. Any application which contains pmpnnted information shall contain a conspicuousy printed statement as follows: 'You have the legal right to mail or deliver this application directly to the local elections official of the citywhere you reside' The application shall provide the voters with information conceming the procedure for establishing permanent absentee voter status, and the basis upon which permanent absentee voter status is claimed. The application shall be attested to by the voter as to the truth and correctness of its content, and shall be signed under penalty of perjury. (See § 1006, EW*ns Code.) The Secretary of State shall prepare and distribute to appropriate elections officials a uniform application format foran absent voter's ballot which conforms to the requirements of this chapter. This format shall be followed by all individuals, organizations, and groups who distribute applications for an absent voter's banol. The uniform format need not be utilized by elections officials in preparing an absent voter's ballot application to be included with the sample ballot. (§ 1006. 1, Erecta,& Code.) (a) Any lxfividual, organization. or grog that distributes applications; for absent voter ballots and receives completed application fortes shall return the farms to the appropriate elections official within 36 hours of receiving the completed forme, or before the deadline for application, whichever is sooner. The name of any organization which authorizes the distribution of the applications shall be Included on the application. (b) Any application for an absent voter's ballot which Is sent by a group or organization to a voter shall be nonfonxarlable. Any absent voters ballot which Is returned to an elections official as undeliverable shall not be forwarded by the elections official. - (§ 1006.3. Elections Code) The ballot may be delivered to the applicant, his or her spouse, or his or her parent if the applicant is unmarried. The clerk shall deliver the absentee ballot to the applicants spouse or parent only if the spouse or parent signs a statement attested to under penalty of perjury that provides the name of the applicant, his or her relationship to the applicant, and affirms that he or she is authorized by the applicant to deliver the absentee ballot. The official shall send a second absent voter ballot to any voter upon receipt of a statement under penalty of perjury that the voter has failed to receive, lost or destroyed his original ballot The official shall keep a record of each absent voter ballot sent to and received from a voter and shall verify, prior to counting any duplicate ballot that the voter has riot attempted to vote twice. Mabdetermined that avoter has attempted to vote twice, both ballots shall be void. (§ 1011, E/ecif" Code.) Absent voters who return to their home precincts on election day may vote Orly 1 they surrender their absent voter ballots to the Inspector of the precinctboerd, The precinct board shall retum the unused absent voters ballots to ft elections official in an envelope designated for this purpose. (§ f01Z Oft'Vons Code.) Any absent voter who is unable to surrender his or her abserltvoters ballot within the meaning of Section 1012 shall be issued a provisional ballot In accords" 4;.a with Section 14253. =inti (§ colza ElecdawCode.) j All absentee ballots cast under the provisions of this division shall be voted on or before the day of the election. After marking the ballot, the absent voter shall either: (1) return the ballot by mail or in person to the official from whom it came or (2) return the ballot in person to any member of a precinct board at any polling place within the jurisdiction. However, an absent voter who, because of Illness or other physical disability, is unable to return the ballot, may designate his or her spouse, child, parent, grandparent, grandchild, brother, or sister to return the ballot to the off total from whom it came or to the precinct board at any polling place within the jurisdiction. The ballot must, however, be received by either the official from whom it came or the precinct board before the close of the polls on election day. The official shall establish procedures to insure the secrecy of any ballot returned to a precinct polling place. The provisions of this section are mandatory, not directory, and no ballot shall be counted if it is not delivered in compliance with this section. (§ 101a Eled=s Cade.) After the close of the period for requesting absent voter ballots by mail any voter unable to go to the polls because of illness or disability resulting in his or her confinement in a hospital, sanatorium, nursing home, or place of residence, or any voter unable because of a physical handicap to go to his or her polling place or because of such handicap is unable to vote at his or her polling place due to existing architectural barriers at his or her polling place denying him or her physical access to the polling place, voting booth, or voting apparatus or machinery, or any voter unable to go to his or her polling place because of conditions resulting in his or her absence from the precinct on election day may request in a written statement, signed under penalty of perjury that a ballot be delivered to him or her.. This ballot shall be delivered by the elections official 10 any authorized representative of the voter who presents this written statement to the official. The voter shall mark the ballot, place in It the identification envelope, fill out and sign the envelope and return the ballot, personally or through the authorized representative, to either the elections official or any polling place within the jurisdiction. These ballots shall be processed and counted in the same manner as other absentee ballots. (§ 1017, Elections Code.) The opening, processing, and counting of absent voter ballots shall be open to the public, both prior to and after the election. The clerk shall notify absentee voter observers and the public at least 48 hours in advance of the dates, times, and places where absentee ballots will be opened, processed, and counted. Absentee voter observers shall be allowed close enough access to enable them to observe and challenge whether those individuals handling absentee ballots are following established procedures, Including: (1) Verifying signatures and addresses by comparing them to voter registration information; (2) Duplicating accurately any damaged or detective ballots; (3) Securing absentee ballots to prevent any tampering with them before they are counted on election day. No absentee voter observer shall interfere with the orderly processing and counting of absentee ballots, including touching or handling of the ballots. (See § 1404, Elections Code.) Absent voter ballots mailed to, and received from, voters on the permanent absent voter list are subject to the same deadlines and shall be processed and counted in the same manner as all other absent voter ballots. (§ 1455, Ele VB Code) The clerk may begin to process hand tallied ballots at 5 p.m. on the day before the election. Results of any absent voter tabulation or count are not to be released prior to the close of the polls on the day of the election. (See § 1400, Elections (7Ode.) The clerk may commence processing machine tallied absentee ballots by opening envelopes, removing and inspecting the ballots not earlier than 12:00 noon on the day before the election. However, the clerk shall not count ballots until election day. Results of any absent voter tabulation or count are not to be released prior to the close of the polis on the day of the election. (See §§ 15272.5. 1400. Elections Code.) The Elections Official shall keep an accurate list of all voters who have received and voted an absent voter ballot at each election and compare this list with the Roster of Voters as provided in § 705 to check whether the voter has voted more than once in any election. (see §§ 705, 1410, Elections Code.) April 2 LAST DAY TO FILE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE STATEMENTS (E — 12) Last day for each candidate and each committee supporting or opposing a candidate or candidates or supporting oropposing a ballot measure or ballot measures to file campaign statements with the Clerk -.The closing date shall be 5 days before the filing deadline. (See §§ 84200.8, 842159, Gommment Code-) April 4 LAST DAYTO MAIL SAMPLE BALLOTS AND POLLING PLACE NOTICES (E — 10) Last day for the Clerk to mail to each registered voter a sample ballot and a polling place notice showing the location of the precinct polling place of the voter. A sample ballot shall be mailed, postage prepaid, to each voter not more than 40 days' nor less than 10 days before the election. (see §§ 10010, 22832, Elections Cede.) April 8 — April 14 EMERGENCY ABSENT VOTING PERIOD (E -6110E) Between these days (both days included) any voter may apply for an absentee ballot if conditions require his or her absence from the precinct on election day. The voter may designate an authorized representative to pick-up and return the ballot. (See § 1017, Elections Code.) April 13 LAST DAY FOR COUNCILTO ADOPT PROCEDURES TO RESOLVE TIE VOTE (E-1) Last day for legislative body, by resolution, to adopt procedures to resolve a tie vote at a Special Runoff Election. The council shall call the Special Runoff Election after the Declaration of the Result, recount or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote. (See § 20501(b), Elecilms Code.) April 14 ELECTION DAY (E) The polls shall be open on the day of election between such hours as the City Council may determine, but not less than eight Consecutive tours. The hours of opening and closing the polls shall be specified in the notice of election, otherwise, they shall be the same as provided for general elections. Before the precinct board receives any ballots, it shall cause It to be proclaimed aloud at the place of election that the polls are open. (§ 229A Etwilm Code.) Immediately upon the arrival of thehour when the polls are required by law to be closed on election day, the clerk shall openly, in the clerk's main office, In the presence of any persons who are present to observe, place all of the unused ballots into a special container provided for that purpose. A tamperproof Saw containing spaces for entering the total number of unused ballots enclosed, the beginning and ending serial numbers thereof, a statement certifying that all of the ballots were placed in the container in their presence and the information on the seal is true and correct shall be signed by the clerk and at least one deputy or assistant clerk or registrar. After signing the seal, it shall be placed on the container in a manner that the container cannot be opened without tearing the seal. The clerk shall forthwith make and file an affidavit, in writing, as to the number of unused ballots. (See §§ 14304, 14306, Elections Code.) April 14 Close of Polls LAST DAY TO RECEIVE ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS (E) Last day and hour Clerk orprecinct board of any precinct in the city may receive absent voter ballots In order that they may be counted. (See § 1018, Elections Cade.) April 14 Close of Polls CLERK TO CANVASS ABSENT VOTER BALLOTS (E) The Clerk, or a canvassing board appointed by the Clerk, shall count the votes cast by absent voters. The Clerk or board shall commence this count as soon as . the polls close on the day of election. The canvassing board, if any, shall b di Af8 appointed and the absent vote count shall be conducted in the marine prescribed by §§ 1400 to 1411, Elections Code. The result of the tour shall be included with the canvass of returns from the precincts. (see §§ 1400 _ 1411. 22930.5. Erections Code.) The clerk may commence reading voters names, opening envelopes removing stubs, etc. not earlier than 12:00 noon on the day before thr election for machine tallied ballots or 5:00 p.m. on election day for han( tallied ballots. Results of any absent voter tabulation or count are not to be released prior to the close of the polls on the day of the election. (Sae §§ 15272.5. 1400, Electrons Code.) April 21 CLERK OR COUNCIL TO CANVASS RETURNS (E + 7) The City Council shall meet to canvass the returns. (See § 22932, Elechws Cade) The City Council may, by resolution duly adopted prior to the date o election, order the canvass to be made by the Clerk prior to the firs Tuesday after the election. §§ 17082 and 17083 shall govern the conduc of the canvass. Upon completion of the canvass; the Clerk shall certify the results to`the Council who shall on the first Tuesday after the electior comply with the other provisions of § 22932. (See § 22932.5, Eled/ons Code.) Upon completion of the canvass (and before installing new officers), the council shall adopt a resolution in accordance with §§ 22932 and 22933 0 the Elections Code and the Clerk shall enter in the minutes a statement o the results. (See §§ 22932, 22933. ElKfto Code,) The Clerk shall immediately issue a Certificate of Election and administer the oath to each person elected. (See § 22930, Electrons Code.) The Elections Official shall keep an accurate list of all voters who have received and voted an absent voter ballot at each election and Compare this list with the Roster of Voters as provided in § 705 to check whether the vote has voted more than once in any election. (See §§ 705, 1410, EhWilons Code.) May 21 LAST DAY TO FILE STATEMENT OF ECONOMIC INTERESTS (E + 37) Last day for every person elected to the office of Mayor or Member of the City Council and persons leaving those offices to file a statement disclosin4 his or her investments and his or her interests in real property. (See §§ 87202 87204. Govemmenf Code.) . July 31 LAST DAY TO FILE CAMPAIGN EXPENDITURE STATEMENTS Last day for each candidate and each committee supporting or opposing e candidate or candidates or supporting or opposing a ballot measure or ballo, measures to file campaign statements with the Clerk The closing date shat be June 30; 1992. (Sea §§ 84200, 84215e, Gowmm nt Code.) April 1, 1993 LAST DAY TO SUBMIT REPORT ON MEASURES TO SECRETARY OF STATE On of before April 1 of each odd -numbered year, the clerk of each legislative body shall file a report with the Secretary of State regarding city measures considered over the prior two years.