RESOLUTION NO. 2026-
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NEWPORT BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE
HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026, FOR THE
ELECTION OF MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS
REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE CITY CHARTER
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 1000 of the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, a General Municipal Election shall be held on the firstTuesday afterthe first Monday of November ineach even numbered year,and consolidated with the Statewide generalelectioninthe manner providedinthe CaliforniaElections Code, for the election of municipalofficersand forsuch other purposes as the City Council may prescribe;and WHEREAS, under the provisions of Sections 400 et seq. and 1000 of the City Charter of the City of Newport Beach, a General Municipal Election shall be held on Tuesday, November 3,2026, forthe electionof members of the CityCouncil to represent the First,Third,Fourth, and Sixth Districts,fora term of four years.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWPORT
BEACH, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
Pursuant to the provisionsof Sections 400 et seq. and 1000 of theSection 1:
City Charter,there is calledand ordered to be held in the City of Newport Beach, California,on Tuesday, November 3,2026, a General Municipal Electionforthe purpose of electingmembers of the City Council to represent the First,Third, Fourth, and Sixth Districtsforthe fullterm of four years.
The ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content asSection 2:
required by law.
Section 3: The City Clerk isauthorized,instructed,and directed to coordinate with the County of Orange Registrarof Voters to procure and furnishany and allofficial ballots,notices,printedmatter and allsupplies,equipment and paraphernalia that may be necessary to properlyand lawfullyconduct the election.
Section 4: In accordance with the provisions of law governing the Statewide General Election,includingElectionsCode Section 10418, the precincts,ballotdrop box locationsand hours of operations,vote center locationsand hours of operations,vote-by mail procedures and timing,the electionofficers,and all other services, staff,and procedures forthe General Municipal Election,shallbe the same as those utilizedby the County of Orange and incompliance with the ElectionsCode of the State of California.
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In allparticularsnot recitedin this resolution,the election shall be held and conducted as provided by law forholding municipal elections.
Section 5:
Notice of the time and place of holding the electionisgiven and the CityClerk isauthorized,instructed,and directedto give furtheror additionalnotice of the electionand centralcounting place,inthe time,form, and manner as required by law.
Section 6:
Section 7: Inthe event of a tievote (ifany two or more persons receive an equal and the highestnumber ofvotes)as certifiedby the County of Orange RegistrarofVoters, the CityCouncil shallset a date,time and place and summon the candidates who have received tievotes to appear. The tievote shallbe settledby the casting of lotspursuant to Section 400 of the CityCharter of the Cityof Newport Beach.
The City Clerk shall certifyto the passage and adoption of this resolutionand enter itintothe book of originalresolutions.
Section 8:
The CityCouncil authorizesthe CityClerk to administersaid election and allreasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City of Newport Beach upon presentationof a properlysubmitted bill.
Section 9:
Section 10: The recitalsprovided in thisresolutionare true and correct and are incorporatedintothe operativepartof thisresolution.
Section 11: If any section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase of this resolutionis,forany reason, held to be invalidor unconstitutional, such decision shall not affectthe validityor constitutionalityof the remaining portionsof thisresolution.The City Council hereby declares that itwould have passed this resolution, and each section, subsection, sentence, clause or phrase hereof, irrespectiveof the factthat any one or more sections, subsections, sentences, clauses or phrases be declared invalid or unconstitutional.
Section 12: The CityCouncil findsthe adoption ofthisresolutionisnot subject to the CaliforniaEnvironmental QualityAct (“CEQA”) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) (the activitywillnot resultina director reasonablyforeseeable indirectphysical change inthe environment) and 15060(c)(3) (the activityis not a projectas defined in Section 15378) of the CEQA Guidelines, CaliforniaCode of Regulations, Title14, Division6, Chapter 3, because ithas no potentialforresultinginphysicalchange to the environment, directlyor indirectly.
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Section 13: This resolutionshalltake effect immediately upon adoption by the CityCouncil,and the CityClerkshallcertifythe vote adopting the resolution.
ADOPTED this9th day of June, 2026.
Lauren Kleiman
Mayor
ATTEST:
Lena Shumway
City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Harp
CityAttorney