RES-10290 Requesting Consolidation of General Municipal Election and Statewide Election November 4, 2008RESOLUTION NO. 10290
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 4,2008
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 4,2008, for the purpose of the election of a Mayor, two
Members of the City Council, a City Clerk and a City Treasurer.
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, 2008 for the purpose of the election of a Mayor for a
full term of two (2) years, two Members of the City Council for a full term of four (4)
years, a City Clerk for a full term of four (4) years, and a City Treasurer for a 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 10th day of June, 2008.
of Orange
ATTEST:
Mary E.y, City Cle , 1
I, MARY E. MURPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California, do hereby
certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adofted by the City Council of
the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the lOt day of June, 2008 by the
following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
COUNCILMEMBERS: Smith, Murphy, Cavecche, Dumitru, Bilodeau
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None
COUNCILMEMBERS: None