65B - CERT OF SUFFICIENCY FOR PETITION TO RECALL

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Certificate of Sufficiency and Recall Election February 18, 2020 Page 2 of 3 Councilmember Cecilia Iglesias; (2) the election of candidates to fill the vacancy if the recall prevails; and (3) adopting Candidate Statement regulations for candidates pursuant to Elections Code section 13307. DISCUSSION A petition to recall Councilmember Cecilia Iglesias was approved for signature collection by the Clerk of the Council on August 15, 2019. Proponents filed the completed petition with the Clerk of Council on December 18, 2019. The initial count of the signatures by the Clerk of the Council found that there were sufficient signatures to send the petition to the Orange County Registrar of Voters ("ROV") for signature verification. The ROV verified the signatures on the petition and provided a certificate of verification to the Clerk of the Council on February 3, 2020. In order for a recall petition in the City of Santa Ana to qualify for a recall election, the petition must contain signatures equal to ten percent (10%) of the registered voters. The required number of signatures for this recall petition was 10,865 signatures. After examination of the petition by the ROV, the ROV determined the following: Number of signatures filed 16,415 Number of signatures required 10,865 Number of signatures verified 15,682 Number of signatures found valid 10,870 Number of signatures found invalid 4,812 Invalid because of duplicate 141 Based upon the certificate as to verification of signatures on petition, the Clerk of the Council has prepared the certificate of sufficiency. Pursuant to California Elections Code Section 11240, the City Council shall issue an order within 14 days after the meeting at which it receives the certificate of sufficiency stating that a recall election shall be held to determine whether or not Councilmember Cecilia Iglesias shall be recalled. OPTION 1: City Council calls for the special election at February 18, 2020 City Council Meeting If the City Council calls for the special election on February 18, 2020, the possible special election dates are: May 19, June 2, June 9 or June 16. OPTION 2: City Council calls for special election at March 3, 2020 City Council Meeting If the City Council calls for the special election on March 3, 2020, the possible special election dates are: June 2, June 9, June 16, June 23 or June 30. STRATEGIC PLAN Approval of this agreement allows us to meet Goal #5 - Community Health, Livability, Engagement & Sustainability, Objective #1, (establish a comprehensive community engagement initiative to expand access to information and create opportunities for stakeholders to play an active role in discussing public policy and setting priorities). 65B-2