CC - 2022-08 - Providing for the Conduct of a Special Runoff Election for Elective Offices in the Event of a Tie Vote at any Municipal ElectionRESOLUTION NO. 2022-08
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 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 11th day of June 2022.
ATTEST:
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Ericka Ilernan. ez
City Clerk
Polly
Mayor
/AP OVE AS TO FORM:
Vel Ri
City Attorney
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES) §
CITY OF ROSEMEAD )
I, Ericka Hernandez, City Clerk of the City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, do
hereby certify that the foregoing City Council Resolution No. 2022-08, was duly adopted by the
City Council of the City of Rosemead, California, at a regular meeting thereof held on the 1 Itn
day of June 2022, by the following vote, to wit:
AYES: ARMENTA, CLARK, DANG, LOW, TANG
NOES: NONE
ABSENT: NONE
ABSTAIN: NONE
Ericka Hernandez, ity Clerk