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BY-DISTRICT ELECTION <br />BY-WARD ELECTION <br />CVRA <br />CALIFORNIA VOTING RIGHTS ACT <br /> <br /> <br />REQUEST FOR <br />COUNCIL ACTION <br />CITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: <br />DECEMBER 20, 2016 <br />TITLE: <br />EVALUATION OF OPTIONS CONCERNING <br />POTENTIAL TRANSITION TO A <br />BY- DISTRICT ELECTIONS SYSTEM <br />1 <br />CITY MANAGER <br />RECOMMENDED ACTION <br />CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: <br />:--:4 <br />CONTINUED TOO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Discuss the information and options contained in this report and provide further direction. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the December 6, 2016 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tern Sarmiento, Councilmember <br />Tinajero and former Councilmember Amezcua placed an 85A item on the agenda to consider <br />establishing a by- district elections system in the City of Santa Ana. Council directed staff and the <br />City Attorney to prepare a report addressing the following: <br />1. Evaluate various municipal election systems, including at -large systems, by- district <br />systems and mixed systems. <br />2. Evaluate the transition process from the City's existing from district/at -large system to a <br />by- district system. <br />3. Evaluate the option of holding a Special Election in 2017 to consider the transition to a by- <br />district system. <br />In a from - district election system the city council candidate must reside in a specific election <br />district, but is elected by all voters in the City. This is the current system by which Santa Ana <br />Council Members are elected. <br />In a by- district election system, the city council candidate must reside within an election district <br />that is a divisible part of the city and is elected only by voters residing within that election district. <br />1. Evaluation of Various Municipal Election Systems <br />A. City of Anaheim <br />By- District with Six Districts and a Mayor elected at- large. <br />65E -1 <br />As Recommended <br />El <br />As Amended <br />❑ <br />Ordinance on 1"Reading <br />0 <br />Ordinance on 20a Reading <br />El <br />Implementing Resolution <br />© <br />Set Public Hearing For <br />CONTINUED TOO <br />FILE NUMBER <br />Discuss the information and options contained in this report and provide further direction. <br />DISCUSSION <br />At the December 6, 2016 City Council meeting, Mayor Pro Tern Sarmiento, Councilmember <br />Tinajero and former Councilmember Amezcua placed an 85A item on the agenda to consider <br />establishing a by- district elections system in the City of Santa Ana. Council directed staff and the <br />City Attorney to prepare a report addressing the following: <br />1. Evaluate various municipal election systems, including at -large systems, by- district <br />systems and mixed systems. <br />2. Evaluate the transition process from the City's existing from district/at -large system to a <br />by- district system. <br />3. Evaluate the option of holding a Special Election in 2017 to consider the transition to a by- <br />district system. <br />In a from - district election system the city council candidate must reside in a specific election <br />district, but is elected by all voters in the City. This is the current system by which Santa Ana <br />Council Members are elected. <br />In a by- district election system, the city council candidate must reside within an election district <br />that is a divisible part of the city and is elected only by voters residing within that election district. <br />1. Evaluation of Various Municipal Election Systems <br />A. City of Anaheim <br />By- District with Six Districts and a Mayor elected at- large. <br />65E -1 <br />