RESOLUTION NO. 2024 - ____
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION OF THE
ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO THE
SUFFICIENCY OF SIGNATURES ON THE PETITION TO
RECALL COUNCIL MEMBER NATALIE RUBALCAVA,
DISTRICT 3
WHEREAS, on August 18, 2023, a Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition for Council Member Natalie Rubalcava, District 3 was filed with the Office of the City Clerk; and WHEREAS, on September 21, 2023, the Petition for Recall form was determined to meet the statutory requirements and, therefore, was approved for signature circulation; and WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code §11221(a)(3), the number of signatures required to qualify a recall petition for a recall election must be equal in number to not less than the following percent of registered voters in the electoral district: Twenty percent (20%) if the registration is less than 50,000 but at least 10,000; and WHEREAS, according to the current Statement of Registration dated February 10, 2023 to the Secretary of State by the Orange County Registrar of Voters at the time the Notice of Intention to Circulate Recall Petition was filed, District 3 in the City of Anaheim had 25,615 registered voters, and therefore the number of verified signatures required was 5,123; and WHEREAS, on January 17, 2024, the recall petition was submitted to the Office of the City Clerk in accordance with California Elections Code §§11220 and 11222 and prior to the deadline of January 19, 2024; and
WHEREAS, after completing the prima facie review of signatures, the City Clerk determined that the recall petition contained the minimum number of signatures and submitted it to the Orange County Registrar of Voters for signature verification; and WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters provided a “Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition” attached as Exhibit “A”; and WHEREAS, California Elections Code §11227 requires the certificate as to the sufficiency/verification of signatures to be submitted to the City Council at its next regular City Council meeting following the certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim hereby accepts the Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition from the Orange County Registrar of Voters regarding the petition to recall Council Member Natalie Rubalcava, District 3.
THE FOREGOING RESOLUTION was adopted by the City Council of the City of Anaheim this 27th day of February 2024, by the following roll call vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
CITY OF ANAHEIM
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
EXHIBIT A
Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition (attached behind this page)