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File Number: 14-247 <br />Lastly, this resolution sets the following regulations for candidate statements: <br />·Establishes a maximum of 200 words for each candidate statement of qualifications; <br />·Disallows any additional candidate materials to be mailed with the Sample Ballot and <br />Voter Pamphlet; <br />·Sets a deposit amount of $900.00, to be paid by candidates at the time of filing <br />nominating papers and candidate statements, for their pro-rata share of the costs of <br />printing, handling, translating and mailing the candidate statements. Following the <br />election, candidates will be refunded any overage or billed for any additional costs. <br />2. Ordinance Establishing Election and Nomination Procedures <br />Section 610 of the Charter of the City of San Leandro states that the Council, by ordinance, <br />may provide for the method of conducting municipal elections. This ordinance provides for <br />the publication of the Notice of Election by the City Clerk, the method of nomination of <br />candidates, filing dates for nomination papers, and time extension if an incumbent fails to file. <br />It also sets provisions for the procedure to be used if no candidate files for an office and <br />provides for the use of Ranked Choice Voting (RCV). Pursuant to California Government <br />Code Section 36937(a), as this ordinance relates to an election, it is effective immediately <br />upon adoption. <br />Summary of Public Outreach Efforts <br />The City’s elections web pages have been updated for the upcoming election . Election <br />information will also be provided to the press, published on the City’s elections web page , and <br />shown on the City’s Government Access Channel 15. Voter information and education has <br />already commenced, beginning with a voter education booth at the Cherry Festival, and will <br />continue through Election Day. <br />Fiscal Impacts <br />The 2014 election is estimated to cost $60,000. <br />Budget Authority <br />There is $110,000 in the FY 2014-15 General Fund budget (Account 010-11-031-5890) for <br />elections. <br />ATTACHMENTS <br />None <br />PREPARED BY: Marian Handa, City Clerk, City Manager’s Office <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/10/2014