RESOLUTION NO. 24-___
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, CREATING THE AD HOC
ELECTIONS COMMITTEE FOR THE PURPOSE OF
STUDYING WHETHER AND RECOMMENDING HOW THE
CITY’S AT-LARGE METHOD OF CONDUCTING ELECTIONS
MUST BE CHANGED TO COMPLY WITH THE CALIFORNIA
VOTING RIGHTS ACT OF 2001
WHEREAS, the mayor and members of the city council of the City of Lancaster (“City”) are elected to office from the City at-large as provided in section 201 of the City’s Charter; and WHEREAS, the City has received a letter asserting that its at-large method of conducting elections may violate the California Voting Rights Act of 2001(Cal. Elect. Code §§ 14025-14032) (the “CVRA”); and
WHEREAS, Chapter 2.32 of the Lancaster Municipal Code (“Municipal Code”) authorizes the City Council to create an ad hoc committee by adopting a resolution setting forth the purpose for which such committee is being formed and the number of members which will comprise the committee; and
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to create an ad hoc committee pursuant to Chapter
2.32 of the Municipal Code for the purpose of studying whether and recommending how the City’s at-large method of conducting elections must be changed to comply with the CRVA.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, AS FOLLOWS:
Section 1. That the foregoing recitals a true, correct, and constitute a substantive part of this Resolution.
Section 2. That the City Council hereby creates the Ad Hoc Elections Committee (the “Committee”) pursuant to Chapter 2.32 of the Municipal Code for the purpose of studying whether and recommending how the City’s at-large method of conducting elections must be changed to comply with the CRVA. The Committee shall consist of five (5) members who shall be appointed pursuant and subject to the requirements set forth in Chapter 2.32 of the Municipal Code.
Section 3. That the City Council hereby appoints the following individuals to serve as members of the Committee:
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Section 4. That this Resolution shall be effective immediately upon approval by the City Council and remain in full force unless and until expressly repealed. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this ____________ of __________, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
____________________________ ______________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
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CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY OF LANCASTER
I, __________________________, ___________________________ City of Lancaster, CA, do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 24-___, for which the original is on file in my office.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, on this _________ day of ________________, ________.
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