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Home My WebLink About65B - DISCUSS CHARTER AMEND - PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND RELATED ELECTION ISSUESCITY COUNCIL MEETING DATE: DECEMBER 16, 2013 TITLE: DISCUSSION OF POTENTIAL CHARTER AMENDMENT FOR PRIMARY ELECTIONS AND RELATED ELECTION ISSUES Q�J ` CITY MANA RECOMMENDED ACTION CLERK OF COUNCIL USE ONLY: APPROVED ❑ As Recommended ❑ As Amended ❑ Ordinance on 1s' Reading ❑ Ordinance on 2otl Reading ❑ Implementing Resolution ❑ Set Public Hearing For_ CONTINUED TO WWWW91 T- :7 Staff recommends that the City Council discuss the election related items and provide direction. DISCUSSION At the City Council meeting on November 4, 2013 the City Council considered an 85A item proposing a City Charter amendment to create a primary election for the office of Mayor. The Council discussed the item and asked questions about a primary election for Mayor and Council and the prevalence of appointing, rather than electing a Mayor. The Council directed staff to prepare information on the issues described below and requested that staff bring the item back for Council consideration in at least 30 days. The item was on the agenda on December 2, 2013 and continued to December 16, 2013. The Council asked staff to address the following issues: 1. The operation of primary elections; 2. The prevalence of appointed vs. elected Mayors; and 3. The costs associated with holding elections. Primary Elections: Larger cities by population, such as San Jose, San Diego, Long Beach and Los Angeles hold primary elections for elected officials. The first election, sometimes referred to as a Primary Nominating Election (PNE) in Long Beach, is the first of two possible elections. Candidates are nominated by the voters and appear on the PNE ballot. If any one candidate receives 50% + 1 of the votes cast for that office, that candidate has received a majority vote and is declared elected to that office. If any candidate does not receive a majority of the votes cast for that office in the PNE, then a second election is held, the General Municipal Election (GME or runoff), at which the top two vote getters from the PNE are placed on the ballot and the candidate that receives the most votes in the GME /runoff is declared the winner. 65B -1 Discussion of Potential Charter Amendment for Primary Elections and Related Election Issues December 16, 2013 Page 2 The cities that provide for primary elections are governed by a city charter like Santa Ana. The charter provides for the election procedures. In order to hold a primary election in Santa Ana, the voters must approve an amendment to the City Charter. The Council would have to direct the City Attorney and staff to prepare the necessary resolutions to approve a ballot measure and the actual text of the measure would have to be approved at least 88 days before a regular election date at which the ballot question is posed. Elected vs. Appointed Cities throughout the state have different ways of selecting a Mayor. Some cities directly elect a Mayor and other cities appoint a Mayor from among the elected council members. According to statistics from the League of California Cities, as of July 1, 2011, there were 482 incorporated cities with 362 of those being general law cities and 120 being charter cities. As of May 2010, 149 cities had a directly elected mayor, which includes both general law and charter cities. Also attached to this report are two lists. One is a list of the 20 largest cities in California by population and the list notes whether the cities are general law or charter and whether the Mayors are appointed or elected. The second is a list of California cities compiled by the US Conference of Mayors and this list (although not complete) describes cities with elected vs. appointed Mayors. Election Costs According to the Orange County Registrar of Voters a consolidated election in Santa Ana, administered by the County of Orange is estimated to cost between $125,000 to $175,000. This cost would be for a primary election and would be in addition to the costs associated with the existing regularly scheduled municipal election in November of even - numbered years. FISCAL IMPACT There are no direct fiscal impacts associated with providing direction to staff on whether to prepare a proposed Charter amendment. 7"o r o is R. Carvalho y Attorney SRC:lg 65B -2 City Ranked by Size of Population Charter City Population Size of Council, including Mayor Elected or Appointed Mayor Primary Election Elected by /or from Wards or Districts Los Angeles Yes 3,792,621 Elected Yes District by district San Diego Yes 1,307,402 Elected San Jose Yes 945,942 Elected San Francisco Yes 805,235 Elected Fresno Yes 494,665 Elected Sacramento Yes 466,488 Elected Long Beach Yes 462,257 Elected Yes Oakland Yes 390,724 Elected/Votes only in ties Bakersfield Yes 347,483 Elected Anaheim Yes 336,265 Elected All at large Santa Ana Yes 340,378 7 members Elected Wards at large Riverside Yes 297,863 7 members Elected /Votes only in ties Stockton Yes 287,584 Elected Chula Vista Yes 223,746 Elected Irvine. Yes 209,707 5 members Elected Fremont No 205,521 Elected Modesto Yes 202,740 Elected San Bernardino Yes 198,421 Elected Glendale Yes 196,882 Elected Huntington Beach Yes 193,369 7 members Appointed gghibit A L• - Lt m I US Conference of Mayors Survey Information from 2012 Cities Highlighted are those that Elected a Mayor Cities in Bold /Underlined are 100,000 in population or more that appoint a Mayor L• - Notes Exhibit B Election Current Mayor Population Date California Alhambra Steven Placido 83,089 Council to Select in December Apple Valley Curt Emick 69,135 Council to Select in December Baldwin Park Manuel Lozano 75,390 11/512013 Banning Debbie Franklin 30,310 Council to Select in December Bell Gardens Pedro Aceituno 42,072 Council to Select in December Brea Ron Garcia 39,282 Council to Select in December Buena Park Elizabeth Swift 80,530 Council to Select in December Calexico Maritza Hurtado 38,572 Council to Select in December Camarillo Charlotte Craven 65,201 Council to Select in December Campbell Evan Low 39,349 Council to Select in December Ceres Chris Vlerra 48,417 11/5/2013 Chino Hills Peter Rogers 74,799 Council to Select in December Citrus Heights Steve Miller 83,301 Council to Select in December Coachella Eduardo Garcia 40,704 Council to Select in December L• - Notes Exhibit B Concord Dan Helix 122.067 Council to Select in December Corona Jason Scott 152,374 Council to Select in December Costa Mesa Jim Riaheimer 109.960 Council to Select in December Cupertino Orrin Mahoney 58,302 Council to Select in December Cypress Prakash Narain, 47,802 Council to M. D. Select in December Daly City Raymond A. 101,123 Council to Buenaventura Select in December Dana Point Steven H. 33,351 Council to Weinberg Select in December Danville Newell Arnerich 42,039 Council to Select in December Delano Joe Aguirre 53,041 Council to Select in December Diamond Bar Jack Tanaka 55,544 Council to Select in December Downey Mario A. Guerra 111.772 Council to Select in December Eastvale Ike Bootsma 54,635 Council to Select in December El Centro Benjamin J. 42,598 Council to Solomon, III Select in December El Monte Andre Quintero 113,475 11/5/2013 Encinitas Teresa Barth 59,518 Council to Select in December Fairfield Harry T. Price 105,321 11/5/2013 Folsom Steve Miklos 72,203 Council to Select in December Foster City Pam Frisella 32,129 Council to Select in December Fountain Valley Mark McCurdy 55,313 Council to Select in December Fullerton Bruce Whitaker 135,161 Council to om � ', 65B -7 Select in December Goleta Roger S. Aceves 30,289 Council to Select in December Hanford Lou Martinez 53,967 Council to Select in December Hawthorne Daniel Juarez 84,293 Council to Select In December Hemet Robert Youssef 78,657 Council to Select in December Hesperia Bill Holland 90,173 Council to Select in December Highland Larry McCallon 53,104 Council to Select in December Huntington Connie 189,992 Council to Beach Boardman Select In December Indio Elaine Holmes 76,036 Council to Select in December Jurupa Valley Verne Lauritzen 97,426 Council to Select in December La Habra Rose Espinoza 60,239 Council to Select in December Laguna Hills Barbara Kogerman 30,344 Council to Select in December Laguna Niguel Robert Ming 62,979 Council to Select in December Lake Elsinore Robert 'Bob' 55,288 Council to Magee Select in December Lake Forest Scott 'Scotty, 77,264 Council to Voigts Select in December Lincoln Stan Nader 42,819 Council to Select in December Livermore John P. Marchand 80,968 11/512013 Lodi Alan Nakanishi 62,134 Council to Select In December Los Gatos Barbara Spector 30,141 Council to Select in December 65B -7 Lynwood Sal Alatorre 69,772 Council to Select in December Madera Robert L. 61,416 Council to Poythress Select in December Manhattan Beach David J. Lesser 35,135 Council to Select in December Menlo Park Peter I. Ohtaki 32,026 Council to Select in December Merced Stan Thurston 78,958 11/512013 Mission Viejo Rhonda Reardon 93,305 Council to Select in December Montebello Christina Cortez 62,500 Council to Select in December Monterey Park Mitchell Ing 60,269 Council to Select in December Moreno Valley Tom Owings 193.365 Council to Select in December Murrieta Rick Gibbs 103.466 Council to Select in December Newark Alan L. Nagy 42,573 11/5/2013 Newport Beach Keith D. Curry 85,186 Council to Select in December Novato Pat Eklund 51,904 Council to Select in December l Kevin Romick 37,278 115/2013 Pacifica Len Stone 37,234 Council to Select in December Palm Desert Jan Harnik 48,445 Council to Select in December Palmdale James C. Ledford, 152,750 111512013 Jr. Pico Rivera Gustavo V. 62,942 Council to Camacho Select in December Pittsburg Nancy Parent 63,264 Council to Select in December Placentia Scott Nelson 50,533 Council to Select in December Lm w • Pleasant Hill Dr Michael G. 33,152 Council to Harris Select in December Rancho Cordova Linda Budge 64,776 Council to Select in December Rancho Palos Susan Brooks 41,643 Council to Verdes Select in December Rancho Santa L. Anthony Beall 47,853 Council to Margarita Select in December Redding Rick Bosetti 89,861 Council to Select in December Redwood City Alicia C. Aguirre 76,815 11/5/2013 Rocklin Diana Ruslin 56,974 Council to Select in December Rohnert Park Pam Stafford 40,971 Council to Select In December Roseville Susan Rohan 118,788 Council to Select in December San Bernardino Patrick J. Morris 209,924 11/512013 San Bruno Jim Ruane 41,114 1115/2013 San Mike Tracy 106.433 Councilto Buenaventura Select in December San Clemente Bob Baker 63,522 Council to Select in December San Diego Todd Gloria 1,307,402 11/19/2013 San Jacinto Mark Bartel 44,199 Council to Select in December San Juan John Taylor 34,593 Councii to Capistrano Select in December San Mateo David Lim 97,207 Council to Select in December San Ramon Bill Clarkson 72,148 11/5/2013 Santa Barbara Helene Schneider 88,410 11/5/2013 Santa Clarita Bob Kellar 176.320 Council to Select in December Santa Cruz Hilary Bryant 59,946 Council to Select in December Santa Monica Pam O'Connor 89,736 Councii to Select In Lm 65B -10 December Saratoga A Hunter 30,677 11/5/2013 South San Pedro Gonzalez 63,632 Council to Francisco Select in December Stanton David J. Shawver 38,186 Council to Select in December Temecula Michael S. 100.097 Council to Nagga r Select In December Thousand Oaks Claudia Bill -de la 126.683 Council to Pena Select in December Tiacy Brent H. Ives 82,922 11/5/2013 Tustin Al Murray 75,540 Council to Select in December Victorville Jim Cox 115.903 Council to Select in December V s li Amy Shuklian 124.442 Council to Select in December Walnut Creek Cindy Silva 64,173 Council to Select in December Watsonville Lowell Hurst 51,199 Council to Select in December West Covina Shelley 106.098 Council to Sanderson Select in December Wildomar Timothy Walker 32,176 Council to Select in December Yorba Linda Tom Lindsey 64,234 Council to Select in December Yuba City John Buckland 64,925 Council to Select in December Yucaipa Denise Hoyt 51,367 Council to Select in December 65B -10 EXHIBIT C GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION STATISTICS 65B -11 65B -12 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2000 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION STATISTICS MAYOR' , k',;• ; #V " " /'!.VOTES OTES Miguel A. Pulido 34,102 71.3% Vital D'Car io 8,025 16.8% Steve Rocco 5,733 12.0% Total Votes 47,860 100.0% WARD 3,,.,' #VOTES % VOTES Jose Solorio 28,604 63.23% Mauro Morales 16,632 36.77% Total Votes 45,236 100% WARD 3,,.,' #`VOTES %'VOTES ` Brett Franklin 20,370 43.70% Armando L. Ramirez 13,115 28.14% Michele Morrisey 10,173 21.82% Winston Covington 2,937 6.30% Mark O. Rocha 17 0.04% Total Votes 46,612 100% WAIfl6 yrr ,,d.E: #VOTES %1/OFES° i Claudia Alvarez 25,252 54.47% Nancy Lutz 21,106 45.53% Total Votes 46,358 100% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTERTURNOUT Ballots Cast 52,886 Registered Voters 83,478 Percent Turnout 63.35% 65B -13 65B -14 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2002 GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION STATISTICS MAYOR .' # VOTES % VOTES Miguel A. Pulido 25,669 100.0% Total Votes 25,669 100.0% WARD 2 VOLES Lisa Bist 18,523 65.38 % Jose Macias 9,809 34.62% Total Votes 28,332 100% ` WARD 4 94Y :VOTES Mike Garcia 13,236 42.58% Alberta Christy 18,256 62.77% Zeke Hernandez 10,828 37.23% Total Votes 29,084 100% . ,. "WARD 6 , #VTES��, z 3, q fo DOTES .. Mike Garcia 13,236 42.58% Robert L. Henson, Sr. 4,950 15.92% Eleazar Elizondo 4,948 15.92% Jennifer Villasenor 4,383 14.10% Mer aret Jeanne Flindt 3,135 10.09% Stanley Fiala 432 1.39% Total Votes 31,084 100% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTERTURNOUT Ballots Cast 34,807 Registered Voters 81,984 Percent Turnout 42.46% 65B -15 65B -16 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2004 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER STATISTICS MAYOR # VOTES %VOTES Miguel A. Pulido 38,634 80.6% Stanley Fiala 9,327 19.4% Total Votes 47,961 100.0% WARD 1 ,tt, #VOTES 11 "o "/o „VOTES Jose Solorio 36,383 79.6% Jose Soto 9,329 20.4% Total Votes 45,712 100.0% M INCR ASE #;H #!V TES %'1%OTES:,. Carlos Bustamante 27,953 59.9% Alexander "Sandy” Nalle 18,699 40.1% Total Votes 46,652 100.0% M INCR ASE #;H #',VOTES %VOTES Claudia Alvarez 26,503 57.8% Roman Anthony Re na 10,720 23.4% L nnette M. Verino 8,656 18.8% Total Votes 45,879 100,0% M INCR ASE #;H • 33,111 VOTES 36.6% 1S,I RSTAAX`' # VOTES, 22.0% Early Voting 1,577 1.8% Yes 28,445 56.9% No 21,563 43.1% Total Votes 50,008 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTES Precinct Ballots Cast • 33,111 VOTES 36.6% Absentee Ballots Cast 19,911 22.0% Early Voting 1,577 1.8% Total Ballots Cast 54,599 60.4% Ballots Cast 54,599 Registered Voters 90,464 Percent Turnout 60.4% M - • CITY OF SANTA ANA 2006 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER STATISTICS 7`11H iFp #VOTES %VOTES Miguel A. Pulido 23,170 68.8% Thomas Gordon 8,262 24.5% Stanley Fiala 2,259 6.7% Total Votes 33,691 100.0% 7`11H iFp #VOTES %VOTES Michele Martinez 10,335 32.6% Evangeline Gowronski 9,595 30.2% Fortino Rivera 8,806 27.8% Tish Leon 2,997 9.4% Total Votes 31,733 100.0% ,y , WARP 4 ft� . J... s, .i #VOTES VOTES- % VOTES P. David Benavides 20,253 65.2% Nelida Yanez 10,829 34.8% Total Votes 31,082 100.0% i t ,, f VOTES- Sal Tina'ero 13,802 42.9% George Collins 5,419 16.9% Jennifer Villasenor 12,922 40.2% Total Votes 32,143 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTERTURNOUT Ballots Cast 38,181 Registered Voters 93,237 Percent Turnout 41.0% 65B -19 65B -20 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2008 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER STATISTICS MAYQR„ ,f � E " # VOTES %i VOTES ._ Miguel A. Pulido 30,352 55.0% Michele Martinez 16,199 29.3% George M. Collins 7,610 13.8% Stanley Fiala 1,069 1.9% Total Votes 55,230 100.0% WARR =1 x ' # VOTES %VOTES'' Vincent F. Sarmiento 32,768 62.7% Jim Walker 19,490 37.3% Total Votes 52,258 100.0% i WARD # �/Q CE'S` 7 VOTES, Carlos Bustamante 26,258 49.9 % Arturo "Art' Pedroza 10,231 19.4% Steve Rocco 9,344 17.8% Ana Rebecca Valencia - Verdin 6,773 12.9% Total Votes 52,606 100.0% VI�/aRD # =5 I # �/Q CE'S` 7 DOTES % = Claudia Alvarez 40,261 78.6 %° Lisann Martinez 10,930 21.4% Total Votes 51,191 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL 65B -21 65B -22 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2010 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER STATISTICS MAYOR # VOTES %,VOTES Miguel A. Pulido 21,588 49.5% Alfredo Amezcua 11,689 26.8% Charles Hart 4,216 9.7% George M. Collins 3,820 8.8% Roy Alvarado 2,339 5.4% Total Votes 43,652 100.0% WARD #F�/OTES 1..= i % VOTES Michele Martinez 34,651 100.0% Total Votes 34,651 100.0% 11VARD d,.; +..,, , r >" . ' E.,jt,,; ,#`V07ES :,. ,{ p/d VOTES ; David Benavides 34,785 100.0% Total Votes 34,785 100.0% h WAID'f' # =VOTES` °fo VOTES . it 4 $ear i� 3i �SS :iY. {.} 4 �?•.r{S 3�i 7. . Sal Tinamero 21,998 53.9% Nam Pham 9,731 23.8% Helen Martinez 9,094 22.3% Total Votes 40,823 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL 65B -23 65B -24 CITY OF SANTA ANA 2012 GENERAL ELECTION VOTER STATISTICS MAYOR, #NOTES % VOTES Miguel A. Pulido 27,092 48.2% P. David Benavides 14,995 26.7% Gore M. Collins 6,289 11.2% Lu a Moreno 3,147 5.6% Ro Alvarado 3,082 5.5% Mi uel An el Briseno 1,626 2.9% Total Votes 56,231 100.0% WARD 1 #VOTES % VOTES Vincent F. Sarmiento 27,289 52.0% Estela Amezcua 25,230 48.0% Total Votes 52,519 100.0% 1NARD, 3,..,., +., ,+ f+ , ., !, . #;POTS,, x % VOTES Angelica Amezcua 19,577 36.6 %° Eric M. Alderete 11,876 22.2% Brett Elliott Franklin $ 358 15.6% Charles Hart 6,265 11.7% Shane Ramon Barrows 4,355 8.1% Stefano "Steve" Rocco 3,010 5.6% Total Votes 53,441 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTERTURNOUT Ballots Cast 62,447 ;...'% VOTES Roman Re na 32,419 61.8% Karina Onofre 20,065 38.2% Total Votes 52,484 100.0% VOTING STATISTICS - GENERAL VOTERTURNOUT Ballots Cast 62,447 Registered Voters 114,286 Percent Turnout 54.6% 65B -25 65B -26