City Clerk’s Office
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City of Santa Ana
20 Civic Center Plaza, Santa Ana, CA 92701
Staff Report
December 5, 2023
TOPIC: Resolution Declaring Election Results
AGENDA TITLE
Resolution Declaring the Results of the November 14, 2023 Special Recall Election
RECOMMENDED ACTION
Adopt a resolution declaring the results of the Special Recall Election held in Ward 3 of the City of Santa Ana on November 14, 2023.
RESOLUTION NO. 2023 -XXX entitled A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY C OUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SANTA ANA RECITING THE FACT OF THE S PECIAL MUNICIPAL RECALL ELECTION HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 2023 , DECLARING THE
RESULT, AND SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS MAY BE PROVIDED BY LAW
GOVERNMENT CODE §84308 APPLIES: No
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to Santa Ana Charter §1205 and Election Code §11240, the Santa Ana City Council called a Special Recall Election to be held on Tuesday, November 14, 2023 for the purpose of submitting a question to the voters of whether Jessie Lopez should be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember for Ward 3. On November 29, 2023, the Orange County Registrar of Voters certified the results of the canvass of the November 14, 2023 City of Santa Ana Special Recall Election.
Elections Code §10262(a) requires the City Clerk, upon receipt of the results of the election from the Orange County Registrar of Voters, to certify the results to the governing body and pursuant to Elections Code §§10263 and 10264, the City Council must adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election results.
A total of 6,863 votes were cast in the November 14, 2023 Special Recall Election, with a majority of the votes on the recall voting “No.”
Resolution Declaring Election Results
December 5, 2023
The votes were as follows:
Shall Jesse Lopez be recalled (removed) from the office of Councilmember for Ward 3, Santa Ana?
YES 2,993
NO 3,867
The accompanying resolution (Exhibit 1) and Certificate of Registrar of Voters to Result of the Canvass of the City of Santa Ana Special Recall Election Returns (Exhibit 2) reflect the full, true, and correct Statement of Vote of the Special Recall Election held on November 14, 2023. By adopting the resolution, the City Council declares the results of the election that Jessie Lopez is not recalled from the office of Councilmember for Ward
3. Accepting the election results as certified by the County of Orange Registrar of Voters will enter the vote into the official record of the City and allow for certification and the confirmation of the November 14, 2023 special election.
FISCAL IMPACT
There is no fiscal impact associated with this action.
Submitted By: Jennifer L. Hall, City Clerk
Approved By: Tom Hatch, Interim City Manager
Exhibits: 1. Resolution Certifying Election
2. Certificate of Registrar of Voters