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File Number: 18-351 <br />election, in time, form, and manner as required by law. <br />3.That in accordance with the provisions of Elections Code Sections 10002 and 10403, the <br />Board of Supervisors of the County of Alameda is hereby requested to consolidate the City of <br />San Leandro’s General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, <br />November 6, 2018, 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 perform <br />services necessary in order to properly and lawfully conduct said election; to conduct said <br />election using ranked choice voting in accordance with the Memorandum of Understanding <br />between the City of San Leandro and the County of Alameda and Title 1, Chapter 11 of the San <br />Leandro Municipal Code; to deliver to the City the certification of the official results of said <br />election; and to bill the City for the cost of conducting said election. <br />5.That the offices of City Councilmember are elected by the registered voters of the City <br />of San Leandro at large, and require a 50%+1 majority in the ranked choice voting system to be <br />elected. <br />6.That the Board of Supervisors is requested to include on the ballots and sample ballots, all <br />qualified measures submitted by the City Council to be ratified by the registered voters of the City <br />of San Leandro. <br />7.That the City Manager is hereby authorized to obtain services and enter into agreements <br />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 shall <br />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 Election <br />may file a candidate statement pursuant to the regulations in the Elections Code, and the policies <br />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 include <br />the candidate’s membership or activity in partisan political organizations, and shall not mention <br />another candidate for the same office. <br />c.Candidate statements must be filed no later than the last day to file nomination 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 formatting <br />such as underline, bold, italics or all caps. <br />f.Candidate statements may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing <br />nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next business day after the close of the nomination <br />period. <br />Page 2 City of San Leandro Printed on 7/10/2018