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File Number: 14-183 <br />3.That in accordance with the provisions of Elections Code Sections 10002 and 10403, <br />the Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to consolidate the <br />City of San Leandro’s General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on <br />Tuesday, November 4, 2014, for the purpose as specified in Section 1 above. <br />4.That the Registrar of Voters of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to <br />perform services necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election; to conduct <br />said election using ranked choice voting in accordance with the Memorandum of <br />Understanding between the City of San Leandro and the County of Alameda and Title 1, <br />Chapter 11 of the San Leandro Municipal Code; to deliver to the City the certification of the <br />official results of said election ; and to bill the City for the cost of conducting said election. <br />5.That the offices of Mayor and City Councilmember are elected by the registered <br />voters of the City of San Leandro at large, and require a 50%+1 majority in the ranked choice <br />voting system to be elected. <br />6.That the Board of Supervisors is requested to include on the ballots and sample <br />ballots, all qualified measures submitted by the City Council to be ratified by the registered <br />voters of the City of San Leandro. <br />7.That the City Manager is hereby authorized to obtain services and enter into <br />agreements necessary to conduct said election. <br />8.That the polls for said election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. of the day of the election and <br />shall remain open continuously from that time until 8:00 p.m. of the same day when the polls <br />shall be closed, , except as provided in Elections Code Section 14401. <br />9.That each candidate for elective office to be voted for at said General Municipal <br />Election may file a candidate statement pursuant to the regulations in the Elections Code, and <br />the policies set forth below: <br />a.Candidate statements are limited to 200 words. The word counting guidelines in <br />Section 9 of the Elections Code shall govern the counting of words. <br />b.Candidate statements shall not include the candidate’s party affiliation , shall not <br />include the candidate’s membership or activity in partisan political organizations , and shall not <br />mention of another candidate for the same office . <br />c.Candidate statements must be filed no later than the last day to file nomination <br />papers. <br />d.Candidate statements shall be filed in typewritten form, on or attached to the form <br />provided by the City Clerk, in the office of the City Clerk at the time the candidate’s nomination <br />papers are filed. <br />e.Candidate statements shall be submitted as a single paragraph, without any <br />formatting such as underline, bold, italics or all caps. <br />f.Candidate statements may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for <br />filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next business day after the close of the <br />nomination period. <br />g.Candidate statements are confidential until the close of the nomination period. The <br />statements are subject to public review and contest. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 6/10/2014