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Item 37
Meeting Date 7/ 8/86
ITEM TITLE: Resolution = �''' / -Ordering the canvass of the Consolidated
• Municipal and General Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 4 , 1986 to be made by the City Clerk
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SUBMITTED BY: City Clerk (4/5ths Vote: Yes No )
Section 17088 of the Elections Code states that the City
Clerk shall prepare a certified statement of the results
of the election and submit it to the governing body within
28 days of the election .
RECOMMENDATION : Approve the resolution .
DISCUSSION :
Government Code Section 36503 . 5 states that city officers
in municipalities which consolidate their elections with the
Statewide Primary or General election date " . . . shall continue
in their offices until no later than the fourth Tuesday
after the, day of the general municipal election . . . " - or
until December 2 , 1986 .
Because of the volume and complexity of the November election,
the Registrar of Voters will not be able to provide any
jurisdiction with an "early certification . " The day after the
election, a copy of the final semi-official bulletin issued
on election night will be sent to the City Clerk .
A certified copy of the official results will be available
no later than 28 days after the election .
If there is no question as to the winner of the election -
either for the office of Mayor or City Council Seat No . 3 -
(and with the legal opinion of the City Attorney) , the
candidates can be sworn into office the Tuesday following
the election based on the semi-official results .
FISCAL IMPACT : The Registrar of Voter-s has estimated the
cost of the election to be $20 , 000 .
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b the City Council of
Chula. Vista, California
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