2007-057 - Calling and Giving Notice of a Special Municipal Election

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Shall the Santa Ana Charter be amended to establish term limits for the Mayor of four terms of four years each and to change City Council term Yes limits to three terms? Charter Sections 400, 401 and 404. No In the event Measure _ is approved, shall the Santa Ana Charter be amended to make board and commission terms correspond with those Yes of the City Council? Charter Section 901. No Section 5. It is desirable that this special election for the City of Santa Ana be consolidated with the statewide presidential nominating election to be held on the same date and that within the City of Santa Ana, the precincts, polling places and election officers be the same for both elections, and that the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange canvass the returns for both elections, in all respects as if there was only a single election. Section 6. Pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the Elections Code of the State of California, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange ("Board of Supervisors) is hereby requested to consent to and order the consolidation with the presidential nominating election to be held on February 5, 2008, of a special election of the City of Santa Ana to be held upon the same date for the purpose of considering certain amendments to the City Charter. Section 7. The Board of Supervisors is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said election pursuant to Section 10411 of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 8. The City of Santa Ana recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County of Orange for any such costs. Section 9. The Clerk of the Council is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this resolution with the Board of Supervisors and a certified copy of this resolution with the Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange. Resolution No. 2007-057 Page 2 of 9