RES-10661 Consolidation of General Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 10661
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 6, 2012
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 6, 2012, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor, two
Members of the City Council, a City Treasurer, and a City Clerk.
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 6, 2012 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; a City Treasurer for the full term of four (4) years; and a City Clerk for the full term of
four (4) years.
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 26" day of June, 2012.
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ynx. qavecAe, Mayor, City of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary E. rp ity Clerk, Cit of r ge
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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 of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 26` day of June, 2012, by the
following vote:
AYES:COUNCILMEMBERS:Whitaker, Smith, Cavecche, Bilodeau, Dumitru
NOES:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSENT:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
ABSTAIN:COUNCILMEMBERS:None
Mary E. Mu "Clerk, nge
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