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REL:rs 1-6-77 ORDINANCE NO. NS-1546 AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA PROVIDING FOR THE HOLDING OF A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION IN THE CITY OF SANTA ANA, CALIFORNIA, ON THE 5TH DAY OF APRIL, 1977 FOR THE ELECTION OF FOUR MEM- BERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL, AND FOR SUBMISSION TO THE ELECTOB~ OF THE CITY OF A PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE CITY CHARTER, GIVING NOTICE OF SAID ELECTION, HOURS DURING WHICH THE POLLS SHALL BE OPEN, AND AUTHORIZING APPOINTMENT OF ELECTION OFFICERS TO SERVE AT SAID ELECTION. THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA ANA DOES ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: SECTION 1: That a General Municipal Election is hereby called to be held in the City of Santa Ana, California on April 5, 1977. SECTION 2: That there shall be voting precincts, several of which are single State and County precincts renumbered for said Election and the rest of which consist of consolidations of State and County precincts, all consisting of territory within the City of Santa Ana. SECTION 3: That the Precinct Board of each precinct shall consist of one Inspector, one Judge, and two Clerks; and that said Precinct Officers shall receive the following compensation for their services: Inspectors, $29.00, Judges and Clerks, $24.00, and owners of privately owned polling places shall receive the sum of $15.00 for the use of each polling place. SECTION 4: That the consolidated voting precincts, the polling places thereof, and the Precinct Board for each such pre- cinct shall be as set out on that certain document ~headed "ELECTION OFFICERS AND POLLING PLACES" on file in the office of the Clerk of the Council, and the Boards of each such voting pre- cinct are hereby appointed. The Clerk of the Council is hereby authorized to find and appoint substitutes for any election officer hereby appointed who is unable or unwilling to act. SECTION 5: That said Election shall be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Charter of the City of Santa Ana, the Constitution of the State of California, and the provisions of the Elections Code of the State of California insofar as the same may be applicable thereto. On the day of the Election the polls shall be opened at 7:00 A.M. and shall be kept open until 8:00 P.M., at which time the pools shall be closed. The Clerk of the Council shall prepare and cause to be published a NOTICE OF ELECTION for one time; a list of names of the nominees in the order in which they will appear on the Ballot and the respective offices for which they are nominated once a week for two successive weeks, with at least 5 intervening days between the dat~ of publication; and a notice of election officers and polling places for one time. SECTION 6: The Clerk of the Council shall prepare and cause to be printed official ballots and election supplies necessary for the holding of said Election as required by law, and sample ballots and polling place cards, and shall provide for the mailing of the same to each registered elector within the City.