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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 STATEWlDE PRESIDENTIAL
PRIMARY ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
MARCH 2, 2004.
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 State Primary Election will be held on Tuesday,
March 2, 2004; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with Section 10403 of the California Elections
Code, it is desirable that the Pdmary 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 Election and that the
election be held in all respects as if there were only one election;
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 Primary Election, on Tuesday, March 2, 2004, for the purpose of
electing the Mayor of the City of Bakersfield for the full term of four years which ends
January 1,2009;
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 County Elections Department is hereby authorized
and requested to canvass the returns of said Primary Municipal Election and to certify
such canvass of the votes so cast to the City Clerk.
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 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 6. 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 7. 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
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 8. 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 and are requested to provide a "Statement of Election
Results" to the City Clerk.
SECTION 9. 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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I 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 8, 2003,
by the following vote:
ABSTAIN:
ABSENT:
COUNCILMEMBER COUCH, CARSON, BENHAM, MAGGARD, HANSON, SULLIVAN, SALVAGGIO
COUNClLMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
COUNCILMEMBER
PAMELA A. McCARTHY, CMCJ
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Cl~'rk of the
Council of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED OCT 0 8 2003
HARVEY L. HALL
MAYOR of the City of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
BART THILTGEN~ ~'
CITY ATTORNEY
of the City of Bakersfield
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