CC - 2014-51 - Providing for the Conduct of A special Runoff Election for Elective Offices in the Event of A Tie Vote at Any Municipal Election RESOLUTION NO.2014-51
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE
CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICES IN THE EVENT OF A TIE VOTE
AT ANY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, § 15651(b) of the Elections Code of the State of California authorizes the City
Council, by majority vote, to adopt provisions to require the conduct of a Special Runoff Election to resolve
a tie vote involving those candidates who received an equal number of votes and the highest number of
votes for an elective office;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD CALIFORNIA,
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to § 15651(b) of the Elections Code of the State of California, if any
two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office to be voted for within
the city, there shall be held within the city a Special Runoff Election to resolve the tie vote. A Special
Runoff Election shall be called and held on a Tuesday not less than 40 nor more than 125 days after the
administrative or judicial certification of the election which resulted in a tie vote.
SECTION 2.That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election
and at each municipal election thereafter.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution and
enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED at a regular meeting of the City Council of the City of
Rosemead on the 14th day of October, 2014
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William Alarcon
Mayor
ATTEST:
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk
,A5PROVE AS TQF RM:
ache' •ichman
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES ) SS.
CITY OF ROSEMEAD
1, Gloria Molleda, City Clerk of the City of Rosemead, do hereby certify that the foregoing
Resolution No. 2014-51 being:
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, PROVIDING FOR THE
CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL RUNOFF
ELECTION FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN
THE EVENT OF A TIE VOTE AT ANY
MUNICIPAL ELECTION
was duly and regularly approved and adopted by the Rosemead City Council on the 14th of
October, 2014, by the following vote to wit:
Yes:Alarcon, Armenia, Clark, Low, Ly
No: None
Absent: None
Abstain: None
Gloria Molleda
City Clerk