HomeMy WebLinkAbout96-47 - Consolidate the 11-5-96 General Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 96-47
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING
THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5,
1996, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO
• BE HELD ON THE SAME DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION
10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Newport Beach, California called a
General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 1996, for the purpose of the
election of three Members of the City Council to represent the Second, Fifth and Seventh Districts
for the term of four years; and
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
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA 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 5, 1996, for the purpose of the election of three Members of the City Council
to represent the Second, Fifth and Seventh Districts, for the term of four 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 Newport Beach 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 election department of the County 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.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 8th day of July, 1996.
City Clerk
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Mayor