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IN THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN LEANDRO ORDINANCE NO. 2004-012 (1055) AN ORDINANCE ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR THE CONDUCT OF RUN-OFF ELECTIONS WHEREAS, Section 610 of Article VI of the City Charter provides that the Council, by ordinance, may provide for the method of conducting municipal elections; and WHEREAS, Section 225(b) of Article II of the City Charter provides that in the event that no candidate for the offices of the Mayor or City Council receives at least 50% plus one of the votes cast for that office, the City Council shall provide for arun-off vote to determine the person elected. The City Council of the City of San Leandro does ORDAIN as follows: Section 1. The City of San Leandro shall conduct any run-off elections necessary pursuant to Charter Section 225(b) among the two persons having the highest number of votes for that office. The run-off elections shall be conducted by a mailed ballot 90 to 130 days after the General Election. Section 2. The run-off elections shall be conducted pursuant to the procedures set forth for the conduct of mail ballot elections in California Elections Code Section 4100 et seq. unless otherwise provided by this ordinance. Section 3. Ordinance No. 2002-09 is hereby repealed in its entirety. Section 4. This ordinance shall take effect thirty (30) days after adoption and the title thereof shall be published once prior to adoption. Introduced by Councilmember Stephens on this 7th day of June, 2004 and passed to print by the following called vote: Members of the Council: AYES: Councilmembers Badger, Glaze, Grant, Nardine, Santos, Stephens; Mayor Young(7) NOES: None ~~) ABSENT: None ~0) ATTEST: Marian Handa, City Clerk