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CITY OF PALO ALTO OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK
July 23, 2012
The Honorable City Council
Palo Alto, California
Direction to City Clerk to Use the Secretary of States' Randomized
Alphabet Drawing for the Order of Candidates' Names on the
November 6, 2012 Ballot
RECOMMENDATION:
Direct the City Clerk to notify the Registrar of Voters that the City of Palo Alto will
be utilizing the Secretary of States’ randomized alphabet drawing for the
purposes of the order of the candidates’ names on the November 6, 2012 ballot.
BACKGROUND:
The City Council has passed Resolution No. 9254 calling a General Municipal
Election for four Council seats on November 6, 2012. The City Charter, Section 3,
requires that the order of listing of the candidates’ names on the ballot shall be
determined by lot. The Nomination Period for candidacy does not end until
August 15, 2012, which is when the City Council is on their summer break. I am
requesting that the City Council defer the ballot order to the drawing of the
Secretary of State.
Department Head: Donna Grider, City Clerk
Updated: 7/17/2012 5:20 PM by Donna Grider Page 2