HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESO 9254Resolution No. 9254
Resolution of the Council of the City Of Palo Alto Calling a
General Municipal Election of Four Council Members,
Requesting the Services of the Registrar of Voters, and
Ordering the·Consolidation of the Election
WHEREAS, Article III, Section 3, of the Palo Alto City Charter requires that a
general municipal election for election of council members be held on the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November of each even-numbered year, that is, November 6,2912; and
WHEREAS, elections are scheduled to be held on November 6, 2012, in certain
school districts and certain special districts in Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, under Part 3 of Division 10 of the Elections Code, commencing at
Section 10400, and Education Code Section 5342, elections called by various governing bodies may
be partially or completely consolidated;
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does RESOLVE as
follows:
SECTION 1. Call of Election. A general municipal election is called for the City of
Palo Alto to be held on Tuesday, November 6,2012, for the purpose of electing four (4) council
members for full terms (four years).
SECTION 2. Request to Consolidate. The Council of the City of Palo Alto requests
the governing body of any other political subdivision, or any officers otherwise authorized by law,
to partially or completely consolidate such elections and the City Council consents to such
consolidation.
SECTION 3. Request for County Services. Under Section 10002 of the California
Elections Code, the Council of the City of Palo Alto requests the Board of Supervisors of Santa
Clara County to permit the Registrar of Voters to render services to the City of Palo Alto relating to
the conduct of Palo Alto's General Municipal and Special Elections which are called to be held on
Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The services shall be of the type normally performed by the Registrar
of Voters in assisting the clerks of municipalities in the conduct of elections including but not limited
to checking registrations, mailing ballots, hiring election officers and arranging for polling places,
receiving absentee voter ballot applications, mailing and receiving absent voter ballots and opening
and counting same, providing and distributing election supplies, and furnishing voting machines.
SECTION 4. Consolidation of Measures. The Council of the City of Palo Alto
requests the Board of Supervisors of Santa Clara County to include on the ballots and sample ballots,
all qualified measures submitted by the City Council to be ratified by the qualified electors of the
City of Palo Alto.
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