HomeMy WebLinkAbout073-04RESOLUTION NO. 73-2004
REQUESTING AND CONSENTING TO CONSOLIDATION OF ELECTIONS AND
SETTING SPECIFICATIONS OF THE ELECTION ORDER
WHEREAS, the Town Council has ordered a Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday,
November 2, 2004 to fill certain municipal offices; and
WHEREAS, other elections may be held in whole or in part in the incorporated area of the
Town of Danville and it is to the advantage of the Town to consolidate pursuant to
Elections Code Section 10400; and
WHEREAS, Election Code Section 10242 provides that the Town Council determine the
hours of opening and closing the polls; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 10002 requires the Town to reimburse the County in
full for the services performed upon presentation of a bill to the Town by the County
Elections Official; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 13307 requires that before the nominating period
opens, the Town Council must determine whether a charge shall be levied against each
candidate submitting a candidate's statement to be sent to the voters; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 12101 requires the publication of a notice of the election
once in a newspaper of general circulation in the Town; and
WHEREAS, in the event of tie votes, the tie will be determined by lot; now, therefore be it
RESOLVED, by the Danville Town Council that an election be held in accordance with the
following specifications:
The Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2004. The purpose of the
election is to choose successors for three seats on the Danville Town Council for
four-year terms; and
The Town Council hereby requests and consents to the consolidation of this
election with other elections which may be held in whole or in part of the Town
of Danville, as provided in Elections Code Section 10400; and
The Town hereby designates the hours the polls are to be kept open shall be
from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.; and
The Town will reimburse Contra Costa County for the actual cost incurred in
conducting the election upon receipt of a bill stating the amount due as
determined by the Elections Official; and
The Town Council has determined that the candidate will pay for the
Candidate's Statement. The Candidate's Statement will be limited to 300 words;
and
The Town requests that the Registrar of Voters publish the Notice of Election in
the San Ramon Valley Times, which is a newspaper of general circulation that is
regularly circulated in the Town of Danville; and
The Town directs that a certified copy of the Resolution be forwarded to the
Registrar of Voters, and the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County; and,
be it
FURTHER RESOLVED, that the candidate will incur all costs associated with producing
the Candidate's Statement and will be required to deposit with the Town the estimated
total cost of the statement.
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on Tuesday, June 15, 2004,
by the following vote:
AYES: Arnerich,
NOES: None
ABSTAINED: None
ABSENT: None
Doyle, Andersen, Shimansky, Stepper
MAYOR
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
CITY ATTORNEY
CITY CLERK
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