CC Resolution 12844 - General Municipal Election to be held in Campbell on November 8. 2022 RESOLUTION NO. 12844
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CAMPBELL CALLING THE
GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF CAMPBELL ON
NOVEMBER 8, 2022 BY-DISTRICT FOR DISTRICT 3, DISTRICT 4, AND DISTRICT 5;
REQUESTING SERVICES OF THE REGISTRAR OF VOTERS; REQUESTING
CONSOLIDATION WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION IN ACCORDANCE
WITH CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10418; SPECIFYING CERTAIN
PROCEDURES FOR THE CONSOLIDATED ELECTION; RESOLVING ANY TIE
VOTES BY LOT; AND DETERMINING TO LEVY THE COST OF CANDIDATE'S
STATEMENT
WHEREAS, a General Municipal Election is scheduled to be held in the City of
Campbell on the 8th day of November, 2022 for District 3, District 4, and District 5 to elect
one (1) City Councilmember, each to a full term of four years, for each district.
WHEREAS, the General Municipal Election hereby called for the date herein
before specified shall be and is hereby ordered consolidated with the Statewide General
Election and all elections to be held in said jurisdiction and in the City of Campbell on
such date, and within the territory affected by the consolidation, and the precincts, polling
places and officers of election shall be the same as those established and designated for
said election by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa Clara.
WHEREAS, the consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner
prescribed by California Elections Code §10418.
WHEREAS, pursuant to California Elections Code Section 10002 of the Elections
Code, the City Council hereby requests the Board of Supervisors of the County of Santa
Clara to make available the services of the Registrar of Voters for the purpose of
performing the usual services in the conduct of the Consolidated Election, including the
provision of election supplies and voters' pamphlets. The Board of Supervisors of the
County of Santa Clara is hereby authorized to canvass the returns of said election, and
said election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and only one
form of ballot shall be used.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk is hereby directed to file with the Board of Supervisors
and the Registrar of Voters of the County of Santa Clara certified copies of this Resolution
at least eighty-eight (88) days prior to the herein referenced General Municipal Election.
WHEREAS, the City Clerk shall publish Notice of said Election as required by
Section 12101 of the Elections Code.
WHEREAS, in accord with Section 13307 of the Elections Code, the City Council
hereby determines to levy against each candidate availing himself or herself of the service
including a Candidate's Statement not to exceed two hundred (200) words in length in the
The City Clerk shall provide written notice to such effect with each set of nomination
papers issued. Candidates shall not be permitted to submit materials other than the
Candidate's Statement with the sample ballot and voters' pamphlets.
WHEREAS, the polls for said election shall be opened for in-person voting at 7:00
a.m. on the day of said election, and shall remain open continuously from said time until
8:00 p.m. of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in Section
14401 of the Elections Code of the State of California.
WHEREAS, that in the event of a tie vote (if any two or more persons receive an
equal and highest number of votes for an office) as certified by the County of Santa Clara
Registrar of Voters Office, the tie shall be resolved by lot in accordance with the applicable
provisions of the California Elections Code Section 15651(a).
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Campbell
does hereby call the General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Campbell on
November 8, 2022 by-district for District 3, District 4, and District 5; requesting services
of the Registrar of Voters; requesting consolidation with the Statewide General Election
in accordance with California Elections Code Section 10418; specifying certain
procedures for the consolidated election; resolving any tie votes by lot; and determining
to levy a fee of $300 for each Candidate Statement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of June 2022, by the following roll call vote:
AYES: Councilmembers: Gibbons, Landry, Lopez, Bybee
NOES: Councilmembers: Resnikoff
ABSENT: Councilmembers: None
APPROVED:
Paul Resnikoff, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Dusty Christopherson, City Clerk