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RESOLUTION NO. XX-XX
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF RICHMOND TO SUBMIT
TO THE CITY OF RICHMOND ELECTORATE AT THE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2024, A MEASURE TO ADOPT A PROPOSED CITY OF
RICHMOND CHARTER AME NDMENT TO REQUIRE A PRIMARY ELECTION BE
HELD BEFORE THE GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the Richmond City Council has determined to submit to the voters at the November 5, 2024, General Election, a measure to adopt a p roposed City of Richmond Charter Amendment to Require a Primary Election be held before the General Election; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the provisions of Section 10002 and 10403 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Contra Costa Cou nty Clerk Recorder -Elections Division has been requested to consolidate the City of Richmond General Election with the General Election to be held November 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, the Council desires to submit this initiative measure to be placed upon the ballot at said consolidated election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Richmond, as follows:
Section 1. The foregoing recitals are true and correct, and th e City Council so finds and determines.
Section 2. At the General Election to be held in the City on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, the following initiative measure shall be submitted:
“Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to reform the election process in the City of Richmond to improve accountability, governance, and strengthen representation by adding a nonpartisan primary municipal election to the City’s election process?”
Section 3. The City Clerk of the City of Richmond is hereby ordered and directed to cause said proposed measure to be printed and to mail a copy of said measure to all registered voters in the City of Richmond with their sample ballots in substantially the form set f orth in Exhibit A, attached hereto.
Section 4. The City Clerk is ordered to have the full text of the measure available for review in the Office of the City Clerk and at the City of Richmond’s webpage.
Section 5. The City Clerk of the City of Richmond is hereby authorized to sign a Notice of Measure To Be Voted On in a form substantially similar to that attached hereto as Exhibit B. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to publish said Notice of Measure To Be Voted On in the EAST BAY TIMES, a newspaper of general circulation circulated within the City of Richmond, in accordance with the provisions of Section 12114 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
Section 6. The Clerk of the City is hereby authorized and directed to c ause to be delivered, no later than August 9, 2024, (which date is not fewer than 88 days prior to the date set for the General Election), one copy of this Resolution to the Registrar of Voters of the County.
Section 7. The City Council hereby directs the City Clerk to transmit a copy of the measure to the City Attorney. The City Attorney shall prepare an impartial analysis of the measure, not to exceed 500 words in length, showing the effect of the measure on the existing law and the operation of the measure, and transmit such impartial analysis to the City Clerk within ten (30) days of the adoption of this resolution.
Section 8. The Finance Director of the City is hereby authorized and directed to prepare and file with the Registrar of Voters an impartial analysis of the measure contained in Section 2 hereof covering its financial impact upon the City government in accordance with
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Section 2.16.070 of the Municipal Code of the City, within the time established by the Registrar of Voters.
Section 9. Pursuant to Section 9282 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the legislative body of the City of Richmond, or any member or members of the legislative body authorized by the body, or any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument, not to exceed 300 words in length, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers, for or against the City measure.
Section 10. This resolution shall take effect immediately upon its adoption.
I hereby certify that the foregoing resolution of the City Council of the City of Richmond was duly passed and adopted at a meeting thereof held on ____________, 2024, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTENTIONS:
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Clerk of the City of Richmond
(SEAL)
Approved:
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Mayor
Approved as to form:
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City Attorney
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EXHIBIT A
INITIATIVE MEASURE TO BE SUBMITTED DIRECTLY TO THE VOTERS
Provided under separate cover
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EXHIBIT B
Notice of Election and Measure To Be Voted On
CITY OF RICHMOND
NOTICE OF A MUNICIPAL ELECTION
AND MEASURE TO BE VOTED ON
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a General Election will be held in the City of Richmond on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, at which time there will be submitted to the voters the following measure:
“Shall the Charter of the City of Richmond be amended to reform the election process in the City of Richmond to improve accountability, governance, and strengthen representation by adding a nonpartisan primary municipal election to the City’s election process?”
The Initiative Election has been consolidated with the General Election to be held in the City of Richmond, November 5, 2024. The election precincts within the City of Richmond for the Initiative Election shall be the regular election precincts established for said General Election, and the polling places and officers of election within the City of Richmond for the Initiative Election shall be the same as those selected and designated or to be selected and designated for said General Municipal Election.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN pursuant to Article 4, Section 9282 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the legislative body of the City of Richmond, or any member or members of the legislative body authorized by the body, or any individual voter who is eligible to vote on the measure or bona fide association of citizens, or any combination of voters and associations, may file a written argument, not to exceed 300 words in length, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers, for or against the City measures.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that, based upon the time reasonably necessary to prepare and print the arguments and sample ballots for the election, the City Clerk has fixed Wednesday, August 21, 2024, during normal office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., as the date after which no arguments for or against the City measures may be submitted to the Clerk for printing and distribution to the voters as provided in Article 4. Arguments shall be submitted to the City Clerk, accompanied by the printed name(s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers who is the author of the argument, at the Richmond City Hall, 450 Civic Center Plaza, Suite 300, Richmond, California. No more than five signatures may appear on the argument.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the City Council of the City of Richmond has determined that rebuttal arguments, not to exceed 250 words in length, as submitted by the authors of the opposing direct arguments, may be filed with the City Clerk by Monday, August 26, 2024, during normal office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., accompanied by the printed names (s) and signature(s) of the person(s) submitting it, or if submitted on behalf of an organization, the name of the organization, and the printed name and signature of at least one of its principal officers. No more than five signatures may appear on the rebuttal.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that any ordinance, impartial analysis, or direct argument filed under the authority of the Elections Code 9295 will be available for the 10-calendar-day public examination in the City Clerk’s office from Tuesday, August 27, 2024, to Thursday, September 5, 2024.
Any rebuttal argument filed under the authority of the Elections Code will be available for public examination in the City Clerk’s Office Tuesday, August 27, 2024, to Thursday, September 5, 2024.
The polls will be open on Election Day, November 5, 2024, between the hours of 7:00 a.m. and 8:00 p.m.
Pamela Christian
Clerk of the City of Richmond
City Elections Official
NOTA:
Si desea obtener informacion en Espanol de este aviso legal, puede llamar a la Oficina de la Secretaria Municipal, (510) 620-6513, Ext. 9.
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