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RESOLUTION -NO-... . 46.18
RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PALO ALTO
DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE SPECIAL ELECTION HELD
IN 'l'HE CITY OF PALO ALTO ON JUNE 6, 1972, UPON
PROPOSITIONS AMENDING THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF
PALO ALTO
WHEREAS, on the 28th day of February, 1972, the Council of
the City of Palo Alto, County of Santa Clara, State of California,
by Resolution No. 4561 did call a special election to be held in
said city and.to be consolidated with the direct primary election
on the 6th day of June, 1972, for the purpose of submitting to
the qualified voters on its own initiative the following seven
propositions amending the Charter of the City of Palo Alto and
readinq as follows:
PROPOSITION b
,. Shall the Charter of the City of Palo Alto be amended
to provide nomenclaturecwhich designates council
members as "council member," "councilman," or
Hcouncilwoman" and to delete outdated provisions?
Should this proposition and Proposition(s) F and/or
G pass, then and in that event this proposition shall
amend the language adopted by Propoaition(s) F and/or G.
PROPOSITION E
Shall the Charter of the City of Palo ·;\l to be amended
to provide a section on grammatical interpretation?
PROPOSITION F
Shall the Charter of the City of Palo Alto be amended
to reduce the residency requirement for City Council
candidate!& to require that the same shall at the time
of assuming such off ice be an elector and shall µave
been a resident of the City of Palo Alto for one year
preceding assumption of office?
PROPOSITION G
Shall the Charter of the city of Palo Alto be amended
to remove inconsistencies in the manner of creation
of boards, commissions and committees and provide for
the making of appointments thereto by Council appoint-
ment?
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and
PROPOSITION H
Shall the Charter of the City of Palo Alto be amended
to allow a vacancy on the City Council of an unfilled
term to be filled by appointment and, should the Council
fail to fill such vacancy within 60 days of the effective
date of the vacanc.y,.~~ra an election?
PROPOSITION I
Shall the Charter of the City of Palo Alto be amended
to delete the designation of "incumbent" following the
name of any candidate on the ballot for office of counci~1
member?
PROPOSITION J
Shall the Charter of the City of Palo Alto be amended
to clarify the initiative and referendum provisions and
to eliminate references to resolutions and to eliminate
cross-referencing between such provisions and the recall
provisions of the charter?
WHEREAS, due and legal notice of said special election was
given as required by law and by said resolution; and
WHEREAS, en the 6th day of June, 1972, at the hour of 7:00
a.m. the polls were duly and regularly opened for said special
election in said city and said polls were continuously kept open
for said purpose from the time they were so opened until 8:00 p.m~
of said day and during said hours a special election was held in
said City of Palo Alto on said measures and in accordance with
said resolution; and
WHEREAS, immediately thereafter said special election was
regularly and duly canvassed by the Registrar of Voters pursuant
to authority given h.im by the Board of Supervisors of the County
of Santa Clara by and as provided in said resolution and the
results of said special election were duly declared as follows,
to wit:
That a majority of the qualified voters voting on said
propositions voted in favor of Propositions o, F, G, H, I, and J
and against Proposition E. The total votes cast (including
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absentee ballots), as well as the votes for and against -each
measure, are as follows:
Total
Measure Votes Cast For Against -
D 22,574 17,515 5,059
E 22,043 9,996 12,047
F 22,747 15,587 7,160
G 22,323 19,096 3,227
H 22-, 559 18,630 3,929
I 22,720 13,904 8,816
J 21,257 17,332 3,925
NOW, THEREFORE, the Council of the City of Palo Alto does
RESOLVE as follows:
SECTION 1. That a special election was duly and regularly
called and held in all things according to Resolution No. 4561
of said City of Palo Alto, duly adopted for the Objects and
purposes therein specified and according to the laws of the
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SECTION 2. That a majority cf the qualified electors voting
in said special election having cast their ballots in favor of
Propositions D, F, G, B, I, and J, amending the Charter of the
City of Palo Alto, said amendments have become thereby duly
ratified amendments to the Charter of the City of Palo Alto in
the manner provided in said Resolution No. 4561.
SECTION 3. That a majority of the qualified electors voting
in said special election having cast their ballots against
Proposition E amending the Charter of the City of Palo Alto, >
said amendment is hereby declared defeated and shall be of not
force and effect.
SECTION 4. That the City Attorney is hereby directed to
prepare a concurrent resolution setting forth said amendments
so ratified, as enumerated in Section 2 hereof, to be certified
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by the Mayor and the City Clerk for introduction and passage as
a concurrent resolution by the Legislature of the State of
California confirming said amendments.
The above and foregoing resolution was duly and regularly
introduced and passed at a regular meeting of the Council of
the City of Palo Alto on Monday, the 26th day of June, 1972,
by the following vote:
AYES: UNANIMOUS
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NORTON
AT'l'EST: APPROVED:
Mayor
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