RESOLUTION NO. 26-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
LANCASTER RECITING THE FACTS OF THE GENERAL
MUNICIPAL ELECTION HELD ON APRIL 14, 2026 AND
DECLARING THE RESULTS AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS
AS PROVIDED BY LAW
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election was held and conducted in the City of Lancaster, California, on Tuesday, April 14, 2026 as required by law; and WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law; and in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for the holding of all-mail-ballot elections in charter cities; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk canvassed the returns of the election and has certified the results to this City Council, the results are received, attached and made a part hereof as “Exhibit A.”
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LANCASTER, CALIFORNIA DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. The whole number of vote-by-mail voter ballots cast in the City was 9,114.
The whole number of provisional ballots was 4.
SECTION 2. That the names of the people voted for at the election for Member of the City Council are as follows:
ROCIO CASTELLANOS
NICOLLE RENDON BLACKWOOD
RAJ MALHI
RENAGE GARRISON
CYNTHIA HERNANDEZ
DANIELLE HARPER
CEDRIC WHITE
SECTION 3. That the number of votes given in the City to each of the persons named above for the respective offices for which the persons were candidates as listed in “Exhibit A” attached.
SECTION 4. The City Council does declare and determine that:
Rocio Castellanos was elected as Member of the City Council for the full term of four years.
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Cedric White was elected as Member of the City Council for the full term of four years.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk shall enter in the records of the City Council of the City, a statement of the result of the election, showing: (1) the whole number of votes cast in the City; (2) the names of the persons voted for; (3) for what office each person was voted for; (5) the total number of votes given to each person.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall immediately make and deliver to each of the persons so elected a Certificate of Election signed by the City Clerk and authenticated; the City Clerk shall also administer to each person elected the Oath of Office prescribed in the Constitution of the State of California and shall have them subscribe to it and file it in the office of the City Clerk. Each and all the persons so elected shall then be inducted into the respective office to which they have been elected.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
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Resolution No. 26-
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 28th day of April 2026 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
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) ss
CITY OF LANCASTER )
CERTIFICATION OF RESOLUTION
CITY COUNCIL
I, , City of Lancaster, California,
do hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of the original Resolution No. 26-___, 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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