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Staff Report for a City of San Leandro City Council Resolution Declaring the Results of the General Municipal Election Held on Tuesday, November 3, 2020
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SUMMARY AND RECOMMENDATION
The City of San Leandro held its General Municipal Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020. The City's election was consolidated with the Statewide General Election and was conducted by the Alameda County Registrar of Voters (ROV).
Staff recommends that the City Council adopt a resolution declaring the results of the City of San Leandro's General Municipal Election for City Council Districts 2, 4, and 6, and Measure VV.
BACKGROUND
On July 6, 2020, the San Leandro City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-073, calling its General Municipal Election, to be held on November 3, 2020, and requesting that the Board of Supervisors permit the consolidation of the City's election with the Statewide General Election to be held on the same date. On July 20, 2020, the City Council adopted Resolution No. 2020-103, submitting one question to the voters at the November 3, 2020 election. The election resolution included a request that the Alameda County Board of Supervisors permit the consolidation of the City's General Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election, and that the ROV provide necessary services related to the conduct of the election.
San Leandro's City Charter requires election of candidates by a 50% plus one majority. Since 2010, San Leandro has used the Ranked Choice Voting (RCV) system. However, for the November 3, 2020 election, the candidate for District 6 ran unopposed and there were only two candidates for Districts 2 and 4 respectively, which eliminated the need for RCV.
As required by the California Elections Code, an official canvass was performed by the ROV, and a Statement of Election Results was submitted to the City. A resolution accepting the Statement of Election Results and declaring the results of the election is provided for the City ...
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