Attachment 2
RESOLUTION NO. 26-59
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 3, 2026, WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON THAT DATE PURSUANT TO SECTION §10403 OF THE CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE WHEREAS, on April 21, 2026, the City Council of the City of San Clemente adopted Resolution No. 26-58, calling a General Municipal Election to be held on November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing one at-large Mayor for a full two-year term, one City Council Member to District 1 for a full four-year term, one City Councilmember to District 2 for a full four-year term, all commencing in December 2026; and WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that the precincts, voting methods (i.e., ballot drop boxes, vote centers and vote-by-mail balloting) and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that the County Election Department of the County of Orange canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the General Municipal Election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; and WHEREAS, Elections Code section 10403 requires the City Council to adopt a resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors to consolidate San Clemente’s election with the statewide election and to permit the Registrar of Voters to perform certain services in conjunction with the City’s election.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE, CALIFORNIA, DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of § 10403 of the California Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of electing one at-large Mayor for a full two-year term, one City Council Member to District 1 for a full four-year term, one City Councilmember to District 2 for a full four-year term, all commencing in December 2026.
SECTION 2. That the form for election of Member of the City Council to District 1 is to appear on the ballot as follows:
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Member of the City Council, District 1
Vote for no more than One
SECTION 3. That the form for election of Member of the City Council to District 2 is to appear on the ballot as follows:
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Member of the City Council, District 2
Vote for no more than One
SECTION 4. That the form for election of Mayor to appear on the ballot as follows:
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE
Mayor
Vote for no more than One
SECTION 5. That the County Election Department is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election. The City acknowledges that the consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in California Elections Code Section 10418.
SECTION 6. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to issue instructions to the County Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 7. That the City of San Clemente recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any costs.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk/Elections Official is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Election Department of the County of Orange.
SECTION 9. That the City Clerk/Elections Official shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this _____ day of _________, 2026.
Rick Loeffler, Mayor of the City
of San Clemente, California
ATTEST:
CITY CLERK, Elections Official of the City of
San Clemente, California
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) SS
CITY OF SAN CLEMENTE )
I, LAURA CAMPAGNOLO, City Clerk/Elections Official of the City of San Clemente, California, do hereby certify that Resolution No. 26-59 was adopted at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of San Clemente held on the ______ day of ______________, 2026, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the official seal of the City of San Clemente, California, this _________ day of ______________, 2026.
CITY CLERK, Elections Official of the
City of San Clemente, California
Approved as to form:
____________________________
Elizabeth A. Mitchell, City Attorney
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