Resolution No.
STOCKTON CITY COUNCIL
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON CALLING FOR AND CONSOLIDATING THE MARCH 5, 2024, PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION AND THE NOVEMBER 5, 2024, GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION WITH THE RESPECTIVE STATEWIDE DIRECT PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS; APPROVING THE ESTIMATED FEE FOR THE PRINTING AND HANDLING OF THE CANDIDATE’S STATEMENT OF QUALIFICATIONS; SETTING THE DEADLINES FOR THE DIRECT ARGUMENTS AND THE REBUTTAL ARGUMENTS FOR BOTH THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS; AND AUTHORIZING THE SAN JOAQUIN COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS TO CONDUCT THE ELECTIONS The City Council of the City of Stockton, in San Joaquin County, State of California, is calling for a Primary Municipal Election in the City of Stockton to be held on Tuesday, March 5 2024, to elect candidates for Councilmembers in Council Districts 2, 4, 6, and Mayor and a General Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to conduct a runoff election of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast if no candidate for Councilmember from a district receives a majority of the votes cast in the primary election; and A State of California Primary Election will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, and a State of California General Election will be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, and it is the desire of the City Council that said Primary and General Municipal Elections be consolidated with the California Primary and General Elections; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STOCKTON, AS FOLLOWS:
1. The City of Stockton’s Primary Municipal Election shall be consolidated with the State of California Primary Election to be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, to elect candidates for Councilmembers in Council Districts 2, 4, 6, and Mayor; and the City of Stockton’s General Municipal Election shall be consolidated with the State of California General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 5, 2024, to hold the runoff election of the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes cast if no candidate for Councilmember from a district receives a majority of the votes cast at the primary election.
2. The City Council of the City of Stockton authorizes the estimated fee as set by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters for the printing and handling of the Candidate’s Statement of Qualifications as follows:
Council District #2 candidate (by District) $ 1,050.00 Council District #4 candidate (by District) $ 1,210.00 Council District #6 candidate (by District) $ 1,040.00 Mayor (at-large) $ 5,370.00
3. Deadlines will be coordinated for direct arguments and rebuttal arguments with the dates as set by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, taking into consideration the City Clerk’s Office posted hours of for both the primary and general elections.
4. The San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters is authorized to conduct the elections and canvass of the vote.
5. The City Clerk is authorized and directed to certify the adoption of this Resolution and to transmit a certified copy to the Board of Supervisors of San Joaquin County and to file a certified copy of said Resolution with the County Registrar of Voters of San Joaquin County.
PASSED, APPROVED, and ADOPTED October 24, 2023 .
KEVIN J. LINCOLN II
Mayor of the City of Stockton
ATTEST:
ELIZA R. GARZA, CMC
City Clerk of the City of Stockton