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RESOLUTION NO. _______
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA
RECITING THE FACT S OF THE CONSOLIDATED MUNICIPAL
ELECTION HELD IN THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA ON
NOVEMBER 8, 2022, WITH THE STATEWIDE GUBERNATORIAL
ELECTION DECLARING THE RESULTS OF THE ELECTION AND
SUCH OTHER MATTERS AS PROVIDED BY LAW
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
WHEREAS, a Consolidated Municipal Election was held with the Statewide Gubernatorial Election and conducted in the City of Santa Clara, on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, as required by law;
WHEREAS, notice of the election was given in time, form and manner as provided by law; that voting precincts were properly established; that election officers were appointed and that in all respects the election was held and conducted and the votes were cast, received and canvassed and the returns made and declared in time, form and manner as required by the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California for holding of elections in charter cities; and WHEREAS, pursuant to Resolution No. 22-9097 (a resolution calling for a consolidated municipal election to be held on November 8, 2022 with the Statewide Gubernatorial election for electing two councilmembers one for Council District 2 and one for Council District 3 and for electing one Mayor) adopted on June 7, 2022; Resolution No. 22-9116 (a resolution calling for a consolidated special municipal election to be held on November 8, 2022 with the Statewide Gubernatorial election for a ballot measure known as the City of Santa Clara No Tax Increase/Services Protection Measure) adopted on July 5, 2022; and Resolution No. 22-9130 (a resolution calling for a consolidated special municipal election to be held on November 8, 2022 with the Statewide Gubernatorial election for a ballot measure known as the City of Santa Clara Business License Update/Tax Equity Measure) adopted on July 12, 2022, the County Registrar of Voters canvassed the returns of the election and has certified to this City Council, the results are received, attached and made part of hereof as Exhibit A and B.
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NOW THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA AS FOLLOWS:
1. That the total number of votes (ballots): 31,361
2. That the names of the persons voted for at the election for Mayor, Lisa M. Gillmor; for Councilmember in Council District 2 Raj Chahal; and for Councilmember in Council District 3 Karen Hardy.
3. That the number of votes given at each precinct and the number of votes given in the District/City to the persons named above for the respective offices for which the persons were a candidate are listed in the attached Exhibit A.
4. That the City Council does declare and determine that : Lisa M Gillmor was re-elected as Mayor, Raj Chahal was re-elected as Councilmember in Council District 2, Karen Hardy was re- elected as Councilmember in Council District 3, each for a four-year term ending 2026.
5. That the City does declare and determine that Measure G City of Santa Clara No Tax Increase/Services Protection Measure passed with the following results: votes in favor of Measure G – 24,643; and votes against Measure G – 4,629 as listed in the attached Exhibit B.
6. That the City does declare and determine that Measure H City of Santa Clara Business License Update/Tax Equity Measure passed with the following results: votes in favor of Measure H – 17,329; and votes against Measure H – 11,797 as listed in the attached Exhibit B.
7. That the Assistant City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and enter into the book of original resolutions.
8. Constitutionality, severability. If any section, subsection, sentence, clause, phrase, or word of this resolution is for any reason held by a court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional or invalid for any reason such decision shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of the resolution. The City of Santa Clara, California, hereby declares that it would have passed this resolution and each section, subsection, sentence, clause phrase, and word thereof, irrespective of the fact that any one or more section(s), subsection(s), Resolution/Certifying Election Results Page 3 of 3
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sentence(s), clause(s), phrase(s), or word(s) be declared invalid.
9. Effective date. This resolution shall become eff ective immediately.
I HEREBY CERTIFY THE FOREGOING TO BE A TRUE COPY OF A RESOLUTION PASSED
AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY OF SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA , AT A REGULAR MEETING THEREOF HELD ON THE 13th day of December 2022, BY THE FOLLOWING VOTE:
AYES: COUNCILORS:
NOES: COUNCILORS:
ABSENT: COUNCILORS:
ABSTAINED: COUNCILORS:
ATTEST: ______________________________
HOSAM HAGGAG
CITY CLERK
CITY OF SANTA CLARA
Attachments incorporated by reference:
1. Exhibit A – Certificate of Election and Official Results (Candidates)
2. Exhibit B – Certificate of Election and Official Results (Measures G and H)