HomeMy WebLinkAboutr 10518 Notice of General Municipal Election November 4 2014 and Candidates StatementsRESOLUTION NO 10518 (2014 Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SAN LUiS OBiSPO, CALIFORNIA, CALLING
AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 4, 2011, FOR THE ELECTION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY
CHARTER AND ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CAiN`DIDATES' STA FENiENTS
WHEi2EAS, under the provisions of the San Luis Obispo City Charter Section 302
a General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday November 4 2014 for the election
of Municipal Officers
NONV, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, by the City Council of the City of San Luis
Obispo as follows
SECTION 1 Pursuant to Section 302 of the City Charter a General Municipal
Election shall be held on Tuesday November 4 2014 for the purpose of electing a Mayor
for the full term of 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
with 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 candidate 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 the estimate and may on a pro rata basis bill the candidate for
anv additional actual e%pense or refund any excess amount paid depending on the final actual
cost Said amount will include the cost for the translation and printing in the voters' pamphlet
the statement in Spanish if requested by the candidate In the event of overpayment the
Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates and refund the excess amount
paid within 30 days following notification by the Registrar of Voters olfice of the enact cost
SECTION a That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content
as required by law
SECTION 5 That the polls shall be open at seven o'clock am of the day of the
election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o'clock p in of the
same day when the polls shall be closed except as provided in Section 14401 of the
Elections Code of the State of California
SECTION 6 That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution
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Upon motion of Council Member Ashbaugh seconded by Vice Mayor Christianson and
on the following roll call vote
AYES Council Members Ashbaugh Carpenter and Smith Vice Mayor
Christianson and Mayor Mar%
NOES None
ABSENT None
The foregoing resolution was adopted this 6`h day of May 2014
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APPROVED AS TO ORM
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