Attachment A
CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
RESOLUTION NO. 010-2026
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN
GARDENS, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, STATE OF CALIFORNIA,
CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE ELECTION
OF CERTAIN OFFICERS AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE
LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO GENERAL LAW CITIES.
WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to general law cities in the State of California, a General Municipal Election shall be held on November 3, 2026, for the election of Municipal Officers;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to General Law Cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Hawaiian Gardens, California, on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, a General Municipal Election for the purpose of electing three (3) Members of the City Council for the full term of four years.
SECTION 2. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk is authorized, instructed, and directed to coordinate with the County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct the election.
SECTION 4. That the vote center locations and hours of operations, ballot drop box locations and hours of operations, vote-by-mail procedures and timing, the election officers, and all other persons and procedures for the General Municipal Election shall be the same as those utilized by the County of Los Angeles and in compliance with the Elections Code of the State of California. In addition, the polls/vote centers for the election shall be open at seven o’clock a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until eight o’clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, pursuant to Election Code § 10242, except as provided in § 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 5. That in all particulars not recited in this resolution, the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding municipal elections.
SECTION 6. That notice of the time and place of holding the election is given and the City Clerk is authorized, instructed and directed to give further or additional notice of the election, in time, form and manner as required by law.
Resolution No. 010-2026
SECTION 7. That in the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office) as certified by the Election Official County of Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk, the City Council, in accordance with Election Code § 15651(b), shall conduct a special runoff election to resolve the tie vote and such special runoff election is to be held on a Tuesday not less than 40 days nor more than 125 days after the administrative or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote; and
SECTION 8. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors and the Los Angeles County Elections Division; and
SECTION 9. The Mayor of the City of Hawaiian Gardens is hereby authorized to affix his/her signature to this Resolution signifying its approval and adoption by the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens; and
SECTION 10. The City Clerk of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, or his/her duly appointed Deputy, is hereby directed to attest hereto; and shall cause this Resolution and its certification to be entered into the Book of Resolutions of the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Hawaiian Gardens, California, on this 10th day of June 2026.
CITY OF HAWAIIAN GARDENS
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MARIA TERESA DEL RIO
MAYOR
ATTEST:
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PABLO RUBIO
CITY CLERK