HomeMy WebLinkAboutR-10362 11-06-2012 General Election NoticeRESOLUTION NO . 10362 (2012 SERIES )
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUIS OBISPO CALLING AND GIVIN G
NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HEL D
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2012, FOR THE ELECTION OF CERTAIN OFFICERS A S
REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER AND ADOPTIN G
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES' STATEMENT S
WHEREAS,under the provisions of the San Luis Obispo City Charter Section 302,a
General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the election o f
Municipal Officers .
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Council of the City of San Lui s
Obispo does declare, determine and order as follows :
SECTION 1 .Pursuant to Section 302 of the City Charter, a General Municipal Electio n
shall be held Tuesday, November 6, 2012, for the purpose of electing a Mayor for the full term o f
two years and two Council Members for the full term of four years each .
SECTION 2 .Pursuant to Election Code Section 13307, each candidate may submit wit h
the nomination papers a Statement of Qualifications of the candidate of no more than 200 words,
which statement will be printed and mailed out with the sample ballot .
SECTION 3 .The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the candidate's
statement in the voters' pamphlet . The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling ,
and mailing the candidates' statements filed pursuant to this section, and require each candidat e
filing a statement to pay in advance to the City his or her estimated pro rata share as a condition of
his or her statement in the voters' pamphlet . Accordingly, the City Clerk is not bound by th e
estimate and may, on a pro rata basis, bill the candidate for any additional actual expense or refun d
any excess amount paid depending on the final actual cost . Said amount will include the cost for th e
translation and printing in the voters' pamphlet the statement in Spanish, if requested by th e
candidate. In the event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among th e
candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days following notification by the Registra r
of Voters office of the exact cost .
SECTION 4 . That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content a s
required by law .
SECTION 5 .That the polls shall be open at seven o'clock a .m . of the day of the electio n
and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p .m.of the same day whe n
the polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section 14401 of the Elections Code of the Stat e
of California .
SECTION 6 .That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of thi s
resolution .
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Resolution No . 10362 (2012 Series
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Upon motion of Council Member Carter, seconded by Council Member Smith, and on th e
following roll call vote :
AYES :Council Members Ashbaugh, Carter and Smith, Vice Mayor Carpenter an d
Mayor Marx
NOES :None
ABSENT : None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 5 th day of June 2012 .
ATTEST :
Sheryll Sc oed e
Interim City Clerk
stine Dietrick
City Attorney