HomeMy WebLinkAbout18281 - RESOLUTIONS - 1/19/1994 RESOLUTION NO. 18281
OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PALM SPRINGS, CALIFORNIA, FOR THE
CONDUCT OF A SPECIAL RUNOFF ELECTION
FOR ELECTIVE OFFICES IN THE EVENT OF
A TIE-VOTE AT ANY MUNICIPAL
ELECTION.
WHEREAS Section 20501(b) of the Elections Code of the State of ,
California authorizes the City Council to adopt provisions to
require the conduct of a special runoff election to resolve a tie
vote involving those candidates who received an equal number of
votes and the highest. number of` votes for an elective office,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of
Palm Springs, as follows:
Section 1. That pursuant to Section 20501(b) of said Elections
Code, if any two or more persons receive an equal
and the highest number of votes for an office to be
voted for within the City, there shall be held
within the City a special runoff election to
resolve the tie vote; said special runoff election
shall be called and held in the City on a Tuesday
not less than forty (40) nor more than one hundred
twenty-five (125) days after the administrative or
judicial certification of the election which
resulted in a tie vote.
Section 2 . That the provisions of Section 1 shall apply dL the
next ensuing municipal election and at each
municipal election thereafter, unless otherwise
repealed. '
ADOPTED this 19th day of January , 1994.
AYES: Members Hodges, Lyons, keller-Spurgin, Schlendorf' and Mayor Maryanov
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAINED: None
ATTEST:
TY OF PALM SPRIN S, LIFORNIA
By
City Clerk Cit Manager
REVIEWED &APPROVED: