CITY CLERK’S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO ________________BE ELECTED IN ELECTORAL DISTRICTS NO. 2 AND NO. 5_________________ I, Kristina Santana, City Clerk of the City of Diamond Bar, do hereby certify pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to the General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024:
As of the close of the nomination period on Friday, August 9, 2024, only one person has filed qualified nomination papers to fill the City Council seat for Electoral District No. 2, and only one person has filed nomination papers to fill the City Council seat for Electoral District No. 5, up for election on November 5, 2024. Therefore:
There are not more candidates than offices to be elected for City of Diamond Bar Electoral District No. 2. The person so nominated is:
Ruth M. Low
There are not more candidates than offices to be elected for City of Diamond Bar Electoral District No. 5. The person so nominated is:
Stan Liu
That Section 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council at a regular or special meeting:
1. Appoint to the office the person(s) who has/have been nominated.
2. Appoint to the office any eligible voter if no one else has been nominated.
3. Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated.
A notice of these facts will be published on August 14, 2024, in a newspaper of general circulation in the city pursuant to Section 6061 of the Government Code. After the fifth day following the date of the publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointment and cancel the election for that office or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If by the 75th day before the General Municipal Election, no person has been appointed to this office pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election for Electoral Districts No. 2 and No. 5 shall be held. If an appointment is made to this office, the General Municipal Election for Electoral Districts No. 2 and No. 5. will be cancelled, and no other offices will be on the ballot.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229, Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy for City Council Member from Districts No. 2 or No. 5 which is submitted after these appointments are made.
Kristina Santana,
City Clerk
Dated: August 14, 2024