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B. Conduct Run -Off Election by All -mail Ballot in 88 days: Run-off Election to be conducted by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters 88 days following the November 5, 2002 General Municipal Election. This choice would result in the following proposed dates: November 5, 2002 plus 88 days = Saturday, February 1, 2003 Proposed Election Date: Tuesday, February 4, 2003 Certified Results available by: Friday, February 7, 2003 (Ballots could be mailed no earlier than January 6, 2003 and no later than January 25,2003) New Council Members could be seated week of February 10 or at the next regularly scheduled meeting of Tuesday, February 18, 2003 (due to holiday on Monday, Feb. 17, 2003). Pros: Ballots would not be mailed during the holiday card season. They would be mailed in early to mid -January. Cons: This would be the option that would provide for the latest seating of new Council Members. C. A Run -Off Election Date to be Held Via Precinct Voting. The County Registrar has 28 days to certify the General Municipal Election to the City Clerk, which would be by December 3, 2002. The City Clerk would need a minimum of 60 days to have a Consultant prepare ballots, hire poll workers and make arrangements for polling places to conduct the election. November 5, 2002 plus 60 days = Saturday, January 4, 2003 Proposed Election Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2003 Certified Results Estimated to be available by: Tuesday, January 21, 2003 Pros: This familiar election method would allow new Council Members to be seated in late January. Cons: Although Election Day would be a week after New Years Day, it is expected that it will be difficult to secure polling places (residences) and poll workers during the holiday season. Sample ballots and requests for absentee ballots may still be subjected to delays due to mixture with the holiday mail. 3 193