General Municipal Elections for the election of officers and
for such other purposes as the council may prescribe, shall be held
in the City on the date specified by the Elections Code of the State
of California for State-wide general elections (Elections Code Section
2550). Such General Municipal Elections shall be conducted in each
even-numbered year. All other municipal elections that may be held
by authority of this charter, or of general law, or by ordinance,
shall be known as Special Municipal Elections.
(Res. No. 240; amended April 10, 1984; amended December 22, 1993; Amended by General
Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
Unless otherwise provided by ordinances hereafter enacted or
this charter, all elections shall be held in accordance with the provisions
of the Elections Code of the State of California, as the same now
exist or may hereafter be amended, for the holding of elections in
cities, insofar as the same are not in conflict with this charter.
The City clerk shall be the chief elections official of the City in
all elections, including consolidated elections. Any local or special
election may be conducted by mail, provided that all of the following
conditions are met:
(a)
The
council authorizes the use of mail ballots for the election.
(b)
The
election does not occur on the same date as a statewide direct primary
election or statewide general election.
(c)
The
election is not a special election to fill a vacancy in a statewide
office or the office of Representative in the United States Congress,
State Senator, or Member of the Assembly.
(d)
At
least one polling place for the election shall be provided, the location
of which shall be determined by the City clerk.
(Res. No. 240; amended by General Municipal Election on November 7, 2000; Amended by General Municipal Election on November 2, 2010)
