RESOLUTION NO. 25-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCT OF A
SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN THE
EVENT OF A TIE VOTE AT ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, § 15651(b) of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the City Council, by a majority vote, to adopt provisions to require the conduct of a Special Runoff Election to resolve a tie vote involving those candidates who received an equal number of votes and the highest number of votes for an elective office.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to § 15651(b) of the Elections Code of the State of California, if any two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office to be voted for within the city, there shall be held within the city a Special Runoff Election to resolve the tie vote. A Special Runoff Election shall be called and held on a Tuesday not less than 40 nor more than 125 days after the administrative or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tied vote.
SECTION 2. That this resolution shall apply only to the election to be held on April 14, 2026, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 3, That 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 28th day of October, 2025, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
ATTEST: APPROVED:
______________________________ _________________________ ANDREA ALEXANDER, CMC R. REX PARRIS
City Clerk Mayor
City of Lancaster City of Lancaster
Resolution No. 25-
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, ___________________________, __________________________, City of Lancaster, CA. do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 25-___, 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 ___________________________, __________.
(seal)
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