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HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC Ord 820 1970-10-19 I I I AGENDA ITEM YII ORDINANCE NUMBER t;).D AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA, CALLING AND GIVING NOTICE OF THE HOLDING OF A SPECIAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN COUNCILMANIC DISTRICT TWO OF SAID CITY ON Tuesday, January 5, 1971, FOR THE SUBMISSION TO THE QUALIFIED VOTERS OF SAID DISTRICT THE QUESTION OF THE RECALL OF A CERTAIN OFFICER OF SAID CITY AND THE ELECTION TO A CERTAIN OFFICE IF A CERTAIN OFFICER IS RECALLED FROM OFFICE AS REQUIRED BY THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA PERTAINING TO CITIES. WHEREAS, under the provisions of the laws relating to cities in the State of California, recall petitions were filed demanding the recall of Councilman Conway J. Fuhrman as Councilman from District Two~ and WHEREAS, said petition was signed by more than twenty-five per cent (25%) of the qualified voters of the City of Seal Beach~ and WHEREAS, there shall be elected in the same election one member of the City Council from Councilmanic District Two to succeed the incumbent for the remainder of his term if he is recalled from office by the recall election~ NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH DOES HEREBY ORDAIN AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That pursuant to the requirements of the laws of the State of California relating to cities within said State, there shall be and is hereby called and ordered, held in Councilmanic District Two of the City of Seal Beach, County of Orange, State of C~lifornia, on Tuesday, the 5th day of January, 1971. a Special Municipal Election of the qualified electors of said councilmanic district, for the purpose of submitting the question of the recall of Councilman Conway J. Fuhrman, and for the elec- tion of one member of the City Council from Councilmanic District Two, to succeed such incumbent for the remainder of the term if he is recalled from office by the recall election. Section 2. That on the ballots to be used at said Municipal Election, in addition to any other matters required by law, there shall be printed substantially the following: MARK CROSSES (+) ON BALLOT ONLY WITH RUBBER STAMP~ NEVER WITH PEN OR PENCIL (ABSENTEE BALLOTS MAY BE MARKED WITH PEN AND 1!lli OR PENCIL). ~ I I I Ordinance Number .; INSTRUCTIONS TO VOTERS To vote on any measures relating to the recall of any officer, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square after the word "Yes" oB-after the word "No." To vote for a candidate of your selection if the recall prevails, stamp a cross (+) in the voting square next to the right of the name of that candidate. To vote for a person not on the ballot, write his name under the title of the office in the blank space left for that purpose. No vote cast shall be counted for any candidate unless you also vote either "Yes" or "NO" on the question of the recall of the person sought to be recalled from that office. All marks except the cross (+) are forbidden. All distinguishing marks or erasures are forbidden and make the ballot void. If you wrongly stamp, tear or deface this ballot, return it to the inspector of election and obtain another. On absent voter ballots mark a cross (+) with pen or pencil. In addition, on the ballots to be used at said Special Election there shall be printed substantially the following: phall Conway J. Fuhrman be recalled ~rom the office of Member of the ~ity Council from District Two? YES NO Section 3. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "Yes" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted in favor of the recall of the officer. A cross (+) placed in the voting square after the word "No" in the manner hereinbefore provided shall be counted against the recall of the officer. Section 4. On the ballots, under the question of the recall, there shall be printed the names of those persons who have been nominated in the manner provided by the Elections Code of the State of California for nominations at municipal :elections as candidates to succeed Conway J. Fuhrman if he is recalled from office by the recall election. section 5. No vote cast shall be counted for any candidate unless the voter also voted on the question of the recall of the person sought to be recalled from that office. Section 6. The City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach is hereby authorized, instructed, and directed to procure and furnish any and all official ballots, notices, printed matter and all supplies, equipment, and paraphernalia that may be necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election. -2- I I I Ordinance Number . Section 7. That for the purpose of holding said Special Municipal Election in said councilmanic District Two, there shall be and is hereby established six (6) voting precincts, consisting of consoli- dations of the regular election precincts in the city of Seal Beach established for the holding of state and county elections, as said regular election precincts exist on the date of adoption of this Ordinance. That the polling places for the voting precincts shall be named, and competent and qualified electors and residents of said city and of their respective voting precincts shall be appointed officers of election for their voting precinct, and they shall hold said election and make return thereof in the manner provided by law. Section 8. That the polls for said election shall be open at 7:00 A.M., of the day of said election and shall remain open continuously from said time until 7:00 P.m., of the same day, when said polls shall be closed, except as provided in section l4436~of the Elections Code of the State of California. Section 9. That in all particulars not recited in this Ordinance, said election shall be held and conducted as provided by law for holding special municipal elections in said city. Section 10. That notice of the time and place of hOlding said election is hereby given and the City Clerk is hereby authorized, instructed, and directed to give further or additional notice of said election in time, form, and manner as required by law. Section 11. That the city Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this Ordinance~ shall enter the same in the book of original ordinances of said city: and shall make a minute of the passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of the City Council of said city~ in the minutes of the meeting at which same is passed and adopted. Section 12. This Ordinance shall take effect immediately. PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED BY THE CITY COUNCIL of the city of Seal Beach at a meeting thereof held on the day of 1970. , Attest: City Clerk I I I . STATE OF CALIFORNIA COUNTY OF ORANGE CITY OF SEAL BEACH ) ) ss ) Ordinance Number I, Jerdys Weir, City Clerk of the City of Seal Beach, California, hereby certify that the foregoing ordinance was passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the city of Seal Beach, at a meeting thereof held on the day of , 1970, by the following vote: AYES: Councilmen NOES: Councilmen ~~i: Councilmen , ~ p~pn.~ city Clerk