HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Res 7778 2026-06-08 RESOLUTION 7778
A RESOLUTION OF THE SEAL BEACH CITY COUNCIL
REQUESTING THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF THE COUNTY
OF ORANGE TO CONSOLIDATE THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2026,
WITH THE STATEWIDE GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON
THAT DATE PURSUANT TO §10403 OF THE ELECTIONS CODE
WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Seal Beach has called a General
Municipal Election to be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purpose of
the election of three (3) Members of the City Council (Districts 1 , 3, and 5) for the
full four-year term of office; and,
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with
the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date and that within the
City precincts, vote centers, and election officers of the three elections be the
same, and that the county election department of the County of Orange canvass
the returns of the General Municipal Election and that the election be held in all
respects as if there were only one election. The election will be held and conducted
in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the statewide election.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Seal Beach City Council does resolve, declare,
determine, and order as follows:
SECTION 1 . That pursuant to the requirements of §10403 of the Elections Code,
the Board of Supervisors of the County of Orange is hereby
requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General
Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday,
November 3, 2026, for the purpose of the election of three (3)
Members of the City Council (Districts 1 , 3 and 5, for the full four-
year term of each office).
SECTION 2. The county election department of the County of Orange is
authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election.
The election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one
election, and only one form of ballot shall be used. The election will
be held and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law
regulating the statewide election including, without limitation,
Elections Code Section 10418.
SECTION 3. That the Board of Supervisors is requested to direct the County
Election Department to take any and all steps necessary for the
holding of the consolidated election.
SECTION 4. The City of Seal Beach recognizes that additional costs will be
incurred by the County because of this consolidation and agrees to
reimburse the County for actual costs upon presentation of an
invoice.
SECTION 5. The City Clerk is hereby directed to file a certified copy of this
resolution with the Board of Supervisors and the County Election
Department of the County of Orange.
SECTION 6. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
resolution and enter it into the book of original resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED by the Seal Beach City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 8th day of June 2026 by the following vote:
AYES: Council Members: Kalmick, Wong, Senecal, Steele, Landau
NOES: Council Members:
ABSENT: Council Members:
ABSTAIN: Council Members:
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I, Gloria D. Harper, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, do hereby certify that the
foregoing resolution is the original copy of Resolution 7778 on file in the office of
the City Clerk, passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council at a regular
meeting held on the 8th day of June 2026.
Gloria D. Harp , City Clerk