1 CITY COUNCIL STAFF REPORT
Meeting: December 12, 2024
Subject
Statement of results of the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 202 4 and declaration of candidates who received the most votes and were elected for the position of City of Cupertino Council Member.
Recommended Action
Adopt the Resolution 24-115 stating the election results for the General Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024 and declaring the candidates who received the most votes and were elected for the position of City of Cupertino Council Member.
Reasons for Recommendation
The California Elections Code, Government Code Sections 10262 et seq., requires that upon certification of the results of an election by the elections 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 G eneral Municipal Election on November 5, 2024 to elect two full term members to the City Council. In accordance with the Elections Code, the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara conducts the official canvass of the returns of the election, and certifies the Statement of Votes C ast, showing the number of votes for each candidate for Councilmember and in each of the precincts (Exhibit A of Attachment A).
Registrar of Voter’s has certified the official results of the November 5, 2024 General Municipal Election. Based on the official total number the Votes Cast, the candidates who received the most votes for City of Cupertino Council Member were Kitty Moore and Ray Wang.
2 Candidate for City of
Cupertino Council Member
# of Votes Cast
Kitty Moore 10,348
Ray Wang 7,643
Rod Sinks 7,579
Hung Wei 7,116
Gilbert Wong 3,333
Barry Chang 2,911
Claudio Bono 2,226
It is recommended that the City Council adopt the draft resolution (Attachment A) stating the election results for the G eneral Municipal Election held on November 5, 2024 and declaring the candidates who received the most votes and were elected for the position of City Councilmember.
Next Steps
If the City Council accepts the Statement of Votes and Certificates of Election Results and declares the totals to be the results of the election, then the City Clerk will administer the Oath of Office (Attachment B) and file the executed Oaths to the Santa Clara County Recorder and Registrar of Voters’ Offices, issue a Certificate of Election to each of the persons elected, and enter the statement of the result of the election and adoption of the Resolution
into the records of the City Council of the City of Cupertino.
Sustainability Impact
There is no sustainability impact.
Fiscal Impact
There is no fiscal impact.
California Environmental Quality Act
Not applicable.
City Work Program (CWP) Item: No
CWP Item Description: N/A
Council Goal: N/A
Prepared by: Kirsten Squarcia, City Clerk
Approved for Submission by: Pamela Wu, City Manager
Attachments:
A - Draft Resolution and Exhibit A (Statement of Votes and Certificate of Election Results 3 and Certificates of Election)
B – Certificates of Election and Oaths of Office