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Recommendation to receive and file the City Clerk's debrief report on the 2016 City of Long Beach Municipal Elections. (Citywide)
DISCUSSION
On November 10,2015 the City Council adopted Resolutions 15-0141,15-0142, and 15- 0153 [1] ordering, proclaiming, calling and giving notice of a Primary Nominating Election in the City of Long Beach on Tuesday, April 12,2016 for the nomination and/or election of candidates for four (4) offices on the City Council, each for a full term of four (4) years, commencing with the third Tuesday of July, 2016, adopt provisions relating to the translation of and the charges for costs of candidate statements; [2] requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to the City relating to the conduct of a Primary Nominating Election to be held on Tuesday, April 12, 2016, and a General Municipal Election to be held in the City on Tuesday, June 7,2016; and [3] consenting to request from the Board of Education of the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the Board of Trustees (LBCC) of the Long Beach Community College District to consolidate governing board member elections with the City of Long Beach Primary Nominating Election to be held on April 12, 2016.
Then, on January 19, 2016 the City Council adopted Resolution 16-0006 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to coordinate the June 7, 2016 City of Long Beach General Municipal Election with the California Statewide Primary Election held by the County on the same date, and requesting specified election services to the City from the Los Angeles County Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk. The resolution further made clear both the City's election and the County's election are independent elections to be conducted by separate ballot.
And, on February 23,2016 the City Council adopted Resolution 16-0020 requesting the Board of Supervisors of the County of Los Angeles to consolidate a General Municipal Ele...
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