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RESOLUTION NO. 50-2006
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 7, 2006 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:
1. The Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 7, 2006. The purpose of the
election is to choose successors for two seats on the Danville Town Council for
four-year terms; and
2. 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
3. The City Clerk shall serve as the designated filing clerk for issuing and filing
nomination papers; and
4. 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
5. 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
6. 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.
As a condition of having Candidate's Statements published, the candidate shall
pay the full estimate at the time of filing; and
7. 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
published daily in the Town of Danville; and
8. 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
APPROVED by the Danville Town Council at a regular meeting on Tuesday, May 16, 2006,
by the following vote;
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAINED:
ABSENT:
Stepper,
None
None
None
Shimansky, Andersen, Arnerich, Doyle
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APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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CITY ATTORNEY J-
ATTEST:
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