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Sec. 401. Qualifications of members. <br />Exhibit B <br />To be eligible to be elected to the office of councilmember, a person must be a <br />~isteredgualified voter and a thirty (30) day resident of the ward from which klethe <br />candidate is nominated at the time nomination papers are issued te#im-as provided for <br />in ~°^"^^'~R^~ ^f 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 <br />the event any councilmember other than the mayor shall cease to be a resident of the <br />ward from which #ethe councilmember (or, in the case of an appointee, kMSthe <br />councilmember's predecessor) was elected, or in the event the mayor shall cease to be <br />a 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 <br />(or, in case of an appointee, #is-the councilmember's predecessor) was elected solely <br />because of a change in boundaries of any ward as in this charter provided, taethe <br />councilmember shall not lose h+sthe office by reason of such change. If a member of the <br />city council shall be convicted of a crime involving moral turpitude, #+sthe office shall <br />immediately become vacant and be so declared by the city council. <br />A_ <br />erson who has served two (2) consecutive terms of four (4) years each shall be eligible <br />for appointment. nomination for or election to the office of councilmember (regardless <br />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 Anv <br />councilmember who assumed office at the beainning of a term and left office early for <br />anv reason whatsoever shall be deemed to have served a full term <br />Ordinance No. NS-2715 <br />Page 5 of 16 <br />11 B-5 <br />