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See. 401. Qualifications of members. (8 Year Waitin¢ Period) <br />To be eligible to be elected to the office of councilmember, a person must be a <br />registeredgualified voter and a thirty (30) dayresident of the ward from which hethe <br />candidate is nominated at the time nomination papers are issued to him as provided for in <br />e ef the Elections Code of the State of California, except that the mayor <br />need only be a registered voter and thirty (30) day resident of the city at such time. In the <br />event any councilmember other than the mayor shall cease to be a resident of the ward <br />from which hethe councilmember (or, in the case of an appointee, histhe <br />councilmember's predecessor) was elected, or in the event the mayor shall cease to be a <br />resident of the city, histhe office shall immediately become vacant and shall be filled in <br />the same manner as herein provided for other vacancies; provided, that where a <br />councilmember ceases to be a resident of the ward from which hethe councilmember (or, <br />in case of an appointee, his -the councilmember's predecessor) was elected solely because <br />of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this charter provided, hethe councilmember <br />shall not lose histhe office by reason of such change. If a member of the city council shall <br />be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, histhe office shall immediately <br />become vacant and be so declared by the city council. <br />No person shall be eligible for nomination F r or plertirn to tl,e rfF:re rF <br />eeurlri�4ffA person who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each <br />shall be eligible for appointment, nomination for or election to the office of <br />councilmember (regardless of wards represented by that person during such period) no <br />sooner than for a term beginning eight (8) years after completion of that councilmember's <br />second consecutive full term. <br />Short or partial terms shall not be considered- in determining eligibility for appointment, <br />nomination or election. For purposes of this charter, short or partial terms shall only be <br />those where the councilmember was elected or appointed to replace another <br />councilmember who left office before the latter official's term expired. Any <br />councilmember who assumed office at the beginning of a term and left office early for <br />any reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full term. <br />65B-7 <br />