1 CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: December 9, 2022
Subject
Statement of results of the General Municipal Election held on November 8 , 202 2 and declaration of candidates who received the most votes and were elected for the position of City Councilmember.
Recommended Action
Adopt the Draft Resolution stating the election results for the General Municipal Election held on November 8, 2022 and declaring the candidates who received the most votes and were elected for the position of City Councilmember.
Note: The Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara will certify the final election results on December 8 which will be after the date of this agenda publication; the final Draft Resolution showing the total number of votes cast in the City and total number of votes candidates received, and Certificate of Election Results will be distributed and available to the public at the meeting on December 9.
Discussion
The California Elections Code, Government Code Sections 10262 et seq., requires that upon certification of the results of an election by the e lections official, the City Council shall meet to declare the results of the election. The City Council is required to adopt a Resolution (Attachment A) , and the City Clerk is required to enter into the minutes a statement of the results. After the declaration of the election results for the General Municipal Election is made, the City Council will also choose a Mayor and Vice Mayor from one of its members as noted as a separate item on the agenda.
The City of Cupertino conducted a general municipal election on November 8 , 2022 to elect three members to the City Council. The Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara conducts the official canvass of the returns and certifies the Certificate of Election Results of the votes cast. At of the time of the City Council agenda production on December 5, the Registrar’s office was continuing to perform a post-election canvass, including counting all remaining valid ballots. The Unofficial Election Results of the ballot counting process was at 99.00% of the total votes cast as of December 1. 2 The Registrar estimates the timing to complete counting and provide the Certificate of Election Results will be completed shortly before the commencement of the Cupertino City Council meeting on December 8.
As reported on the Registrar of Voter’s Unofficial Election Results webpage with 99.00% of the votes cast, the candidates who received the most votes for the position of City Councilmember were Sheila Mohan, Liangfang ‘Liang’ Chao, and J.R. Fruen.
Fiscal Impact
None
Sustainability Impact
None
Prepared by: Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
Approved for Submission by: Pamela Wu, City Manager
Attachments:
A - Draft Resolution (final Draft Resolution forthcoming on December 9)