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DATE: ~TOBER 10, 1989
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SUBJECT:
HONORABLE MAYOR AND MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY ATTORNEY
PROPOSED ORDINANCE TO CHANGE ELECTION DATE FROM
NOVEF~BER TO APRIL
Attached is a proposed Ordinance repealing Crdinance No. 980
which changed the City's election date from April to November.
If this proposed Ordinance is adopted, the City's general
election date would be returned to the second Tuesday of April of
e.ven numbered years instead of the first Tuesday after the first
Monday in November.
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Before the proposed Ordinance could be effective, it would
have to be approved, by the Board of Supervisors pursuant to
Government Code Section 36503.5. Once the Ordinance is
effective, the City Clerk would be r'~quired to mail a notice to
all registered voters informing the voters of the change in the
election date, and that elected city officeholders' terms in
office would be changed.
The effect of the Ordinance, in addition to changing the
election date, would be to decrease the terms of all members"
of the City Council by approximately seven months.
Also attached is a tentative schedule for changing the
election from November to April.
CITY ATTORNEY
CLARK F. IDE
DEPUTY CITY ATTORNEY
CFI :cj :C2191
Attachments
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1 ORDINANCE NO. 1032
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AN ORDINANCE OF' THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF TUSTIN, CALIFORNIA REPEALING
ORDINANCE NO. 980 WHICH REQUIRED THE
CITY'S GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE
CONSOLIDATED WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL
ELECTION HELD IN NOVEMBER OF EVEN
NUMBERED YEARS, PURSUANT TO SECTION
36503.5 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE
The City Council of the City of Tustin does hereby
ordain as follows:
Section...1: Ordinance No. 980 is hereby repealed.
Section 2: This Ordinance shall be effective upon the
approval of the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange
pursuant to Government Code Section 36503.5.
Section 3: The City-Clerk is directed to conduct the
general municipal election on the 2nd Tuesday in April of an
even numbered year, to canvass the return of the general
municipal election, and to otherwise conduct t~e election in
all respects pursuant to the pro%isions of Election Code
Section 22800, and following, pertaining to municipal
elections.
Section 4: Those city officers whose terms of office
would have, prior to the adoption of this Ordinance, expired
on the 4th Tuesday after the day of the general municipal
election in November of an even numbered year, shall instead
have their terms of office expire on the Tuesday succeeding
the second Tuesday in April of an even numbered year.
Section 5: No term of office shall be decreased by
more than twelve (12) months as a result of the adoption of
this Ordinance.
Section 6: The period to nominate candidates for the
general municipal election shall be as set forth in
Elections Code Section 22836.
Section 7: Within thirty (30) days after this
Ordinance becomes effective upon approval of the Board of
Supervisors, the City Clerk shall cause a notice to be
mailed to all registered voters informing the voters of the
change in the election date, and that elected city
officeholders' terms in office will be changed.
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Section. ,: The general municipal election following
adoption of this Ordinance and each municipal election
thereafter shall be held on the date for general municipal
· elections held in April of even numbered years.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City
Council of the City of Tustin~ California, held on the
day of , 1989.
ATTEST:
Mayor
City Clerk
(C2188)
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~'ENATIVE SCHEDULE FOR CHANGE
OF. ELECTION FROM NOVEMBER TO APRIL
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October 16, 1989 - City Council introduces Ordinance
repealing Ordinance No. 980 pursuant t.o Government Code
Section 36934.
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November 6, 1989 - City Council adopts Ordinance
repealing Ordinance No. 980.
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November 7, 1989 - City sends letter with certified
copy of Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 980 to Board
of Supervisors requesting its approval of Ordinance
repealing Ordinance No. 980.
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November 21 or 22, 1989 - Board of Supervisors approves
Ordinance repealing Ordinance No. 980. Ordinance
becomes effective pursuant to Government Code Section
36503.5(a) (1).
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Week of November 27, 1989 - City Clerk mails a notice
pursuant to Government Code Section 36503.5(e) to all
registered voters informing the voters of the change in
the election date. The notice must also inform the
voters that as a result in the change in the election
date, elected city officeholders' terms in office will
be changed· ~'
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January 11, 19~0 - First day that nomination papers may
be made available and also the first day that the City
Clerk can publish a notice of the election pursuant to
Election Code Sections 22836 and 22830, respectively.
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January 25, 1990 - Last day for publication of notice
of election pursuant to Election Code Seciton 22830.
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February 1, 1990 - Last day for filing nomination
papers pursuant to Elections Code Section 22840 unless
extended pursuant to Elections Code Section 22840.5.
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February 6, 1990 - Last day for filing nomination
papers where nomination papers are 'not filed for an
incumbent.
10. April ~0, 1990.' Election day.
There are other deadlines that must be met between the date
the notice of election is published and the date of election.
However, presumably, these are the routine matters that must be
taken care of in any municipal election and will be covered by
the election calendar that is prepared by the officer or
consultant who is actually assisting in conducting the e~ection.
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