HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 144-2023144-2023
RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF
HOLDING A PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR THE
OFFICE OF MAYOR AND REQUESTING THE BOARD OF
SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY OF KERN TO
CONSOLIDATE WITH THE STATEWIDE DIRECT
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 5, 2024
WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 67.1(a) of the Charter of the City of
Bakersfield, the Primary Municipal Election for election of Mayor of the City of
Bakersfield shall be held concurrently with the California State Primary Election; and
WHEREAS, the California Statewide Direct Primary Election will be held
on Tuesday, March 5, 2024; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10403 of the California Elections
Code, it is desirable that the Primary Municipal Election be consolidated with the
California State Primary Election and held on the same date and that within the City the
precincts, polling places and election officers of the two elections be the same, and that
the County Election Department canvas the returns of the Primary Municipal Election
and that the election be held in all respects as if there were only one election; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bakersfield acknowledges that the consolidated
election will be held and conducted in the manner prescribed in Elections Code Section
10418.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the City of
Bakersfield as follows:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to the requirements of Section 10403 of the
California Elections Code, the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is hereby
requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a Primary Municipal Election
with the Statewide Direct Primary Election, on Tuesday, March 5, 2024, for the purpose
of electing the Mayor of the City of Bakersfield for the full term of four years which ends
January 1, 2029;
SECTION 2. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is
hereby requested to issue instructions to the County Elections Department to take any
and all steps necessary for the holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors of Kern County is further
requested to cause the list of candidates for Mayor of the City of Bakersfield to be
printed upon each of the ballots to be used in the City of Bakersfield at said Primary
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Municipal Election, including absent voter ballots. Said Board is further requested to
cause to be set forth said office on all sample ballots relating to the City election called
and consolidated, and to mail to the qualified electors within the City said sample ballots
and voter's pamphlets, all in the time and in the form required by law, and to provide
absent voter ballots for said consolidated election for use by electors of the City of
Bakersfield who may be entitled thereto in the manner provided by law.
SECTION 4. That the polls for the election shall be open at seven o'clock
a.m. of the day of the election and shall remain open continuously from that time until
eight o'clock p.m. of the same day when the polls shall be closed, except as provided in
Section 14401 of the California Elections Code.
SECTION 5. That the Board of Supervisors of the County of Kern is
hereby authorized to canvass, or cause to be canvassed, the returns of said Primary
Municipal Election for Mayor, to certify such canvass of the votes so cast and provide a
"Statement of Election Results" to the City Clerk.
SECTION 7. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to certify the
adoption of this resolution, transmit and file it with the Board of Supervisors and the
County Elections Department of the County of Kern.
SECTION 6. That the City of Bakersfield recognizes that additional costs
will be incurred by the County and shall reimburse the County for services performed
when the work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved
bill.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk is hereby authorized and directed to give all
notices and perform all advertising as required by law and perform, or cause to be
performed, all the duties and functions in the conduct of the election as required by
State law.
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HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was passed and adopted by the
Council of the City of Bakersfield at a regular meeting thereof held on October 11, 2023,
by the following vote: OCT 1 1 2023
AYES: COUNCILMEMBER , GONZAALES. WEIR, GNNTI1, FREEMAN, GRAY,-148tY
NOES: COUNCILMEMBER
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBER
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JJJLIE DRIMAKIS, MMC
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT 1 1 2023
By
KAREN GOH
Mayor
APPROV AS TO FORM:
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VIRG IA GEINAARO
City Attorney
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