Chapter 4.01
MUNICIPAL ELECTION DATES
Sections:
4.01.010 Change of election day.
4.01.020 Concurrent or consolidated election.
4.01.030 Adjustment of terms of office.
4.01.050 Environmental review.
4.01.070 Date for the first City Council election in November of even-numbered years.
4.01.080 Settlement of lawsuit and compliance with Los Angeles County Superior Court order.
4.01.010 Change of election day.
Pursuant to Sections 1301 and 10403.5 of the California Elections Code, the day of the general municipal election in the City of Palmdale, California, is moved from the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of odd-numbered years to the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of even-numbered years. (Ord. 1470 § 1, 2015)
4.01.020 Concurrent or consolidated election.
Pursuant to Section 1301 of the California Elections Code, the City hereby requests that the County of Los Angeles approve consolidation of the City’s November City Council election with the statewide general election conducted by the County in November of each even-numbered year. If the County denies the City’s request for consolidation, the City alternatively requests that, pursuant to Section 1301 of the Elections Code, the County permit the City to conduct its election concurrently with future statewide general elections (employing a separate ballot from that of the County) unless and until such time as Los Angeles County approves the consolidation of the City Council election with the statewide general election, in which case the City Council election will be consolidated with the County election. (Ord. 1470 § 2, 2015)
4.01.030 Adjustment of terms of office.
In accordance with Sections 1301 and 10403.5(d) of the California Elections Code, the settlement agreement and the Court’s order, and because of the change of election date, the terms of office of those members of the City Council presently serving whose terms would previously have expired in November 2013 or those whose terms would expire in November 2015 shall instead continue in their offices until certification of the results and administration of oaths of office after the November 2016 general municipal election. (Ord. 1470 § 3, 2015)
4.01.040 Notice to voters.
If the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors approves the ordinance codified in this chapter, the City elections official shall cause a notice to be mailed to registered voters within the City of Palmdale as required by Elections Code Section 10403.5(e). (Ord. 1470 § 4, 2015)
4.01.050 Environmental review.
The City Council finds that the ordinance codified in this chapter is not subject to the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) pursuant to Sections 15060(c)(2) and 15061(c)(3), i.e. respectively, that the activity will not result in a direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment and it does not have the potential to cause a significant effect on the environment (CEQA Guidelines, California Code of Regulations, Title 14, Chapter 3). (Ord. 1470 § 5, 2015)
4.01.060 Effective date.
Pursuant to Elections Code Sections 1301 and 10403.5, the ordinance codified in this chapter shall not become effective until approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors (“effective date”). Within 30 days of the effective date, the City Clerk shall cause a notice to be mailed to all voters of the City informing them of the change in the election day. (Ord. 1470 § 6, 2015)
4.01.070 Date for the first City Council election in November of even-numbered years.
The first City Council election to be held in November of even-numbered years shall be November 2016 or the first Council election that is at least one year after Los Angeles County allows the City Council elections to be changed from November of odd-numbered years to November of even-numbered years, whichever is later. (Ord. 1470 § 7, 2015)
4.01.080 Settlement of lawsuit and compliance with Los Angeles County Superior Court order.
The ordinance codified in this chapter is being considered pursuant to a negotiated settlement of a lawsuit which settlement was approved and ordered by the Los Angeles County Superior Court and the California Court of Appeals. (Ord. 1470 § 8, 2015)