RESOLUTION NO. 2023-173
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, CALLING FOR THE HOLDING OF A PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, MARCH 5, 2024, FOR THE ELECTION OF THE MAYOR AND THREE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL AS REQUIRED BY THE PROVISIONS OF THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA RELATING TO CHARTER CITIES WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to Charter Cities in the State of California, a Primary Municipal Election shall be held on March 5, 2024, for the election of Municipal Officers; NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF POMONA, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE, AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to Charter Cities, there is called and ordered to be held in the City of Pomona, California, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, a Primary Municipal Election for the purpose of electing the Mayor and three (3) Members of the City Council for Districts 1, 4 and 6, for the full term of four (4) years.
SECTION 2. That the vote requirement for the candidate to be declared elected at the Primary Election is a majority (50% + 1) of the votes cast.
SECTION 3. That if any candidate for Mayor or Council receives a majority of all votes cast for Mayor or for a specific Council office, that candidate shall be declared elected and no general municipal election shall be held for that office.
SECTION 4. That if no candidate for Mayor or for a specific City Council office receives a majority of all votes case for that office, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes for that office at the primary nominating election shall be the candidates and the only candidates for that office whose names shall be printed upon the ballots to be used at the general municipal election.
SECTION 5. That the ballots to be used at the election shall be in form and content as required by law.
SECTION 6. 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 7. That the 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 vote centers shall be closed, pursuant to Elections Code Section 10242, except as provided in Sections 14212, 14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
SECTION 8. 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 9. 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.
SECTION 10. The City Council authorizes the City Clerk to administer said election and all reasonable and actual election expenses shall be paid by the City upon presentation of a properly submitted bill.
SECTION 11. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Resolution and it shall become effective immediately upon its approval.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 2nd day of October, 2023.
CITY OF POMONA:
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Tim Sandoval
Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM: ATTEST:
________________________________ ______________________________ Sonia Carvalho Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Attorney City Clerk
I, HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing resolution was duly adopted by the City Council of the City of Pomona at a regular meeting thereof held on October 2, 2023 by the following vote of the Council:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
Rosalia A. Butler, MMC
City Clerk
Attachment No. 1
Resolution No. 2023-173
October 2, 2023
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