RES-9604 Consolidate General Municipal Election November 5, 2002RESOLUTION NO. 9604
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
NOVEMBER 5, 2002 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 5, 2002, 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,
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 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 FOI.LOWS:
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
Stat(~wide General election on Tuesday, November 5, 2002 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 offour (4) years.
SECTION 2. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the
retums of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if
them 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 election department 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
Comity 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 election depaJiment of the
COUtlty of Orange.
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 II th
day of June, 2002.
IMftfJ_
y,M of the City of Orange
ATTEST:
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I 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 11 t
day of
June, 2002 by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS:
SLATER, ALVAREZ, MURPHY, COONTZ, CAVECCHE
NONE
NONE
NONE
g~d./-,,~Cassandra
J. Cathcart, y Clerk ofthe City of Orange