RES-10798 Consolidation For General Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 10798
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO
CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 4, 2014,
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION
10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE.
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Orange called a General. Municipal
Election to be held on November 4, 2014, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor, and two
Members of the City Council.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with
the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the City of
Orange, the precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same,
and that the county election department of the County of Orange (hereinafter, County)
canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all
respects as if there were only one election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ORANGE
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections
Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and
agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General
Election on Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor for a full
term of two (2) years, and two Members of the City Council for a full term of four (4) years
each. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law
regulating the statewide election.
SECTION 2. That the County Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the
returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if
there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the
County Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the
consolidated election.
SECTION 4. That the City of Orange recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County
for any costs.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
ADOPTED this 10 day of June, 2014.
Teresa E. Smith, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary E. ity Cle age
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council oftheCityofOrangeataregularmeetingthereofheldonthe10dayofJune, 2014, by the
following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS: Alvarez, Whitaker, Smith, Murphy, Bilodeau
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCU- MEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary E. ity Clerk, C' e
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