CITY CLERK'S CERTIFICATION THAT THERE ARE
NOT MORE CANDIDATES THAN OFFICES TO BE ELECTED
, Mary Cusick, the duly appointed City Clerk of the City of Santa Clarita, do hereby certify that pursuan o Section 10229 of the Elections Code of the State of California, to the following facts relating to th General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024:
As of the close of the nomination period on August 9, 2024, there were not more candidates than the following offices to be elected.
City of Santa Clarita, One (1) Member of the City Council - District 3, Full Term of Four Years The person so nominated is Jason Gibbs.
Section 10229 of the Elections Code allows one of the following courses of action to be taken by the City Council:
1) Appoint to the office the person who has been nominated 2) Appoint to the office an eligible elector if no one has been nominated 3) Hold the election if either no one or only one person has been nominated A notice of these facts was published in The Signal, a newspaper of general circulation, and La Opinión on August 14, 2024, and posted on the City website, all three Santa Clarita libraries, and at City Hall.
After the fifth day following the date of publication, the City Council will meet to either make the appointment or direct an election to be held. The person appointed, if any, shall qualify and take office and serve exactly as if elected at a municipal election for the office.
If, by the 75th day before the municipal election (August 22, 2024), no person has been appointed to the office pursuant to (1) or (2) above, the election shall be held.
If the City Council makes an appointment pursuant to Section 10229 of the Elections Code, the City Clerk shall not accept for filing any statement of write-in candidacy which is submitted after the appointment is made.
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Mary Cusick, MMC, CPMC
City Clerk