R114261
City Council Meeting: June 14, 2022 Santa Monica, California
RESOLUTION NUMBER 11426 (CCS)
(City Council Series)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA,
CALIFORNIA, REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF
LOS ANGELES TO CONSOLIDATE A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION OF THE
CITY OF SANTA MONICA TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 8, 2022, WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON SAID DATE PURSUANT TO
ELECTIONS CODE SECTION 10403, AND TO RENDER SPECIFIED SERVICES TO
THE CITY RELATING TO THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Santa Monica has called a General
Municipal Election in the City of Santa Monica to be held on November 8, 2022, for the
purpose of electing officers of the City of Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Rent Control
Board, the Santa Monica Community College District Board, and the Santa Monica -
Malibu Unified School District Board of Education; and
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with
the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date; that within the City of Santa
Monica and the School and Community College Districts, the precincts, polling places
and election officers of the two elections be the same; that the Registrar of Voters of the
County of Los Angeles canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election; and that
the Statewide General Election and General Municipal Election be held in all respects as
if there were only one election; and
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WHEREAS, in the course of conduct of the General Municipal Election and in
relation thereto, it will be necessary to mail sample ballots and polling place information
to the registered voters of the City of Santa Monica; and
WHEREAS, it will facilitate the mailing of sample ballot s if the Registrar of Voters
of the County of Los Angeles makes available to the City of Santa Monica the computer
record of the names and addresses of all eligible registered voters so that labels may be
printed for attaching to self-mailer sample ballot pamphlets; and
WHEREAS, the City of Santa Monica desires the Registrar of Voters to furnish
such other election assistance as may be authorized by state law; and
WHEREAS, all necessary expense in performing these services shall be paid by
the City of Santa Monica.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SANTA MONICA
DOES RESOLVE, DECLARE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. Pursuant to the requirements of Elections Code Section 10403, the
Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby requested to consent and
agree to the consolidation of a General Municipal Election with the Statewide General
election on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, for the purpose of electing officers of the City of
Santa Monica, the Santa Monica Rent Control Board, the Santa Monica Community
College District Board, and the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District Board of
Education. The consolidated election will be held and conducted in the manner
prescribed in Elections Code Section 10418. The offices to be voted upon at the
General Municipal Election are as follows: Member of the City Council – 3; Member
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of the Rent Control Board – 3; Member of the Board of Trustees for the Santa Monica
Community College District – 4; Member of the Board of Education for the Santa
Monica-Malibu Unified School District – 4. The names of candidates appearing on the
ballot shall be filed with the Registrar of Voters of the County of Los Angeles no later
than 81 days prior to the General Municipal Election.
SECTION 2. The Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of
the General Municipal Election which it is hereby requested to consolidate with the
Statewide General 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.
SECTION 3. The Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles is hereby
requested to issue instructions to the Registrar of Voters to take any and all steps
necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 4. The City of Santa Monica recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County of Los Angeles by reason of this consolida tion and agrees to
reimburse the County of Los Angeles for any such costs.
SECTION 5. Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10002, the City Council requests
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to permit the Registrar of Voters
to provide the following services to the City to the extent determined necessary by the
City Clerk: (1) prepare and furnish to the City of Santa Monica for use in conducting its
General Municipal Election the computer record of the names and addresses of eligible
registered voters in the City of Santa Monica in order that the City of Santa Monica may
print labels to be attached to self-mailer sample ballot pamphlets; (2) furnish to the City
of Santa Monica printed indices of the voters to be used by the precinct board at the
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polling places; (3) make available to the City of Santa Monica additional election
equipment and assistance according to state law; and (4) provide such other services as
may be deemed necessary to reduce the expense and administrative burden of the
election.
SECTION 6. The City of Santa Monica shall reimburse the County of Los Angeles
for services performed when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of
a properly approved bill.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is directed to transmit and file a certified copy of this
Resolution with the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles and with the
Registrar of Voters.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the adoption of this Resolution, and
thenceforth and thereafter the same shall be in full force and effect.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
DOUGLAS SLOAN
City Attorney
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Adopted and approved this 14th day of June 2022.
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Sue Himmelrich, Mayor
I, Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk of the City of Santa Monica, do hereby
certify that Resolution No. 11426 (CCS) was duly adopted at a meeting of the Santa
Monica City Council held on the 14th day of June 2022, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Brock, Davis, De la Torre, Negrete, Parra,
Mayor Pro Tem McCowan, Mayor Himmelrich
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ATTEST:
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Denise Anderson-Warren, City Clerk
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