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CountyofMonterey.gov/Elections [email protected] Gina Martinez Jessica Cedillo • 1850°
Registrar of Voters Assistant Registrar of Voters
Certificate of Signature Verification
WHEREAS, Referendum Against An Ordinance Passed by the City Council Ordinance No. 2687 (N.C.S.) An Ordinance Repealing Ordinance No. 2663, Ordinance No. 2681, Ordinance No. 2682, and Ordinance No 2683 was transferred by the City Clerk of the City of Salinas to the County of Monterey, Elections Department for signature verification on July 3, 2025;
WHEREAS, the petition consists of 850 sections and 10,448 signatures; WHEREAS, each section contains signatures purporting to be the signatures of qualified Electors of this county; that attached to each petition at the time it was filed was an affidavit purporting to be the affidavit of the persons who solicited the signatures, and containing the dates between which the purported qualified electors signed the petition; that the affiant stated his or her own qualifications, that he or she had solicited the signatures upon that section, that all of the signatures were made in his or her presence, and that to the best of his or her knowledge and belief each signature to that section was the genuine signature of the person whose name it purports to be;
WHEREAS, pursuant to Elections Code §§§ 9240, 9114 & 9115, the City Elections Official may request a random sampling review of 3% or 500 petition signatures, whichever number is greater, or a full check review of the petition signatures;
WHEREAS, of the 10,448 signatures submitted, Elections conducted a review of the petition following the full check methodology by examining the records of registration of this County, current and in effect at the respected purported dates of such signing, to determine what number of qualified electors signed the petition; WHEREAS, Elections Code § 9237 provides that the minimum number of signatures required for an initiative petition submitted to the City is not less than 10% of the voters in the City, according to the last report of registration by the County Elections Official to the Secretary of State pursuant to Section 2187, and there are 69,985 registered voters in the City of Salinas as of the report of registration at the time of filing; WHEREAS, of the 10,448 signatures submitted in the raw count, 10,448 signatures were verified; 7,156 signatures were deemed valid; and 3,292 signatures were found not sufficient; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the number of valid signatures on said petition exceeds 10% of the registered voters in the City of Salinas.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed my official seal this 15" Day of August, 2025.
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Gina Martinez, Registrar of Voters
County of Monterey