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Exhibit A <br />City of Santa Ana <br />Policies and Procedures <br />D <br />City Council Approval <br />Section: <br />COUNCIL RESIDENCY POLICY <br />Date Approved: <br />Number: <br />SECTION 1 <br />DEFINITIONS <br />By -Ward Elections <br />On the November 6, 2018 General Municipal Election, voters approved a Charter <br />amendment to transition from at -large City Councilmember elections to by -Ward <br />elections. Wards 1, 3, and 5 will be subject to election on November 3, 2020, serving a <br />four-year term. Wards 2, 4, and 6 will be subject to election on November 8, 2022, <br />serving a four-year term. The Mayor shall be elected from the City at -large, serving a <br />two-year term. <br />The City is divided into Wards and one member is elected per Ward. Only the voters in <br />a specific City Council Ward may vote for City Council candidates for that Ward. <br />City <br />"City" means the City of Santa Ana, a municipal corporation. <br />Santa Ana City Charter Section 401 <br />This Charter Section provides in pertinent part that to be eligible to be elected to the <br />office of Councilmember, a person must be a qualified voter and a thirty (30) day <br />resident of the ward from which the candidate is nominated at the time nomination <br />papers are issued. The Mayor need only be a registered voter and a thirty (30) day <br />resident of the City at such time. In the event any Councilmember other than the Mayor <br />shall cease to be a resident of the Ward from which the Councilmember (or, in the case <br />of an appointee, the Councilmember's predecessor) was elected, or in the event the <br />Mayor shall cease to be a resident of the City, the office shall immediately become <br />vacant and shall be filled in the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies; <br />provided, that where a Councilmember ceases to be a resident of the ward from which <br />the Councilmember (or, in case of an appointee, the Councilmember's predecessor) <br />was elected solely because of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this charter <br />provided, the Councilmember shall not lose the office by reason of such change. If a <br />556-4 <br />