HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 20-7951 - Request to Consolidate November 3, 2020 General Municipal Election w-Board of SupervisorsA RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DOWNEY,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE THE CITY'S GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2020, WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THE DATE PURSUANT
TO SECTION 10403 OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE; AND,
RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO THE CITY RELATING TO THE
CONDUCT OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD OK
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3,2020
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Downey called a General Municipal Electiox�
to be held on November 3, 2020, for the purpose of the election of three Members of the City
Council, for full terms of four years. One member shall be elected from and by the voters of
District 1; one member shall be elected from and by the voters of District 3; and, one member
shall be elected from and by the voters of District 5.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the City's 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 (vote centers) and election officers of the two elections be the same,
and that the county election department of the County of Los Angeles canvass the returns of the
General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one
election.
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SECIION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code
of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby
requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the
Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the purpose of the election of
three Members of the City Council, for full terms of four years.
SECTION 2. That the county election department 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. The election will be held and conducted
in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the Statewide Election.
SECTION I That pursuant to the provisions of Section 10002 of the Elections Code of
the State of California, the City Council requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los
Angeles to permit the county election department to provide any and all services necessary for
conducting the election.
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SECTIONS. That the City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the card o upervisors and the county election department o t e ounty o
Los Angeles.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution.
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APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 231d day of June, 2020,
—BLAM PACHECO, 2Mayor
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was adopted by the City Council oi
the City of Downey at a regular meeting held on the 231d day of June, 2020 by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES:
Council Members: Ashton, Rodriguez, Saab, Frometa, Mayor Pacheco
NOES:
Council Member: None.
ABSENT:
Council Member: None.
ABSTAIN:
Council Member: None.
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