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Section 215: NOMINATION OF COUNCIL MEMBERS. Each candidate for election to the office of Coun- cil Member shall be nominated from the district in which such candidate resides by the signatures of registered voters residing within said district. Section 220: NOMINATION OF MAYOR. Each candidate for election to the office of Mayor shall be nominated from the City at large by the sig- natures of registered voters residing within the City. Section 225: ELECTION OF COUNCIL. (a) All Council Members and the Mayor shall be elected by the registered voters of the City at large. One Council Member shall be elected from each Council Member district. (b) The candidate receiving the highest number of votes for the offices of Mayor and Council Members of the City shall be elected to such offices, provided that such candidate receives at least fifty percent (50%) plus one of the votes cast for each such office. In the event that no candidate for such elective office of the City receives at least fifty percent (50%) plus one of the votes cast for that office, the City Council shall provide for a run-off vote to detennine the per- son elected. The City Council shall adopt an ordi- nance establishing a run-off system. The run-off sys- tem may includemailedballots.aninstant run-off voting system when such technology is available to the City, or a special run-off election. The ordinance setting forth the run-off system may be amended from time to time for any reason, but no amendment to the ordinance may take effect less than one hun- dred three (103) days prior to any municipal election. (c) Ifat any election two or more persons receive an equal and highest number of votes for any office, the City Clerk shall order a public recount of the bal- lots cast for that office to be conducted in the manner provided by the Elections Code of the State of Cali- fornia. The expense of such recount shall be borne by the City. (d) If the results of such recount indicate that two or more persons have received an equal and highest CHARTER number of votes for any office, the City Clerk shall so certify to the Council. Upon receipt of the Clerk's certificate, the Council shall call a special election among the persons having an equal and highest num- ber of votes for such office. The election shall be conducted and canvassed in the manner provided for general municipal elections. Section 230: DISTRICTS. The boundaries of Council Member districts shall be the boundaries existing upon the effective date of this Charter, until changed by ordinance of the Coun- cil. Within one year after publication of the results of each federal census, and within one year after a de- tennination that the population of the City has changed by five percent or more since the most re- cent division of the City into districts, the Council by ordinance shall divide the City into six districts num- bered one through six. Each district shall consist of geographically compact contiguous territory and shall contain, as nearly as possible, equal numbers of residents. District boundaries shall approximate elec- tion precinct boundaries established by the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda. No change in district boundaries shall operate to dis~lify an in- cumbent from office before the expiration of the tenn for which such person was elected or appointed. Section 235: TERM OF OFFICE. (a) Council Members and the Mayor shall hold office for four years. The tenn of office shall com- mence on January 1 following the election. (b) Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 235(a) of this Charter, the officers elected in 2002 shall hold office for a tenn ending December 31, 2006 and officers elected in 2004 shall hold office for a tenn ending December 31,2008. Section 240: INCOMPATIBLE OFFICE OR EMPLOYMENT. A Council Member or Mayor who accepts or re- tains an incompatible public office or incompatible public employment after taking office on the Council shall be deemed thereby to have resigned as Council Member or Mayor. C-5 (San Leandro Supp. No.8, 12-05)