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b) Adopt resolution requesting the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Los Angeles to authorize and order
the consolidation of a Citywide Special Municipal
Election for the placement of voter petition initiative
measure with the Statewide General Election to be held
on November 6, 2018; Requesting the Board of Supervisors
of the County of Los Angeles to render specified services to
the City relating to the conduct of said Special Municipal
Election and determining and declaring that the City will pay
to the County reasonable and actual expenses incurred by
the County on account of the consolidation of this
election; or
3) Order a report pursuant to California Elections Code Section
9212 at the regular meeting at which the certification of the
petition is presented; and when the report is presented to the
legislative body, the legislative body shall either adopt the
Initiative Ordinance within 10 days or order an election
pursuant to action number two.
DISCUSSION
On May 22, 2018, proponents of the Hotel Workplace Requirements and Restrictions petition submitted 4,966 sections and 46,084 signatures. As the elections official, the City Clerk made the determination to conduct a random draw of 3 percent or 1,383 signatures. The results fell within 95 percent - 110 percent of the number of signatures needed to declare the petition sufficient. Per California Elections Code Section 9115 (b), a 95 percent - 110 percent validity rate requires a full check of signatures until sufficiency is met.
On June 28, 2018, the City Clerk requested the signature verification services of the Los Angeles Registrar-Recorder/County Clerk (LARRCC). LARRCC was asked to verify signatures until sufficiency was met (27,462 valid signatures). On Friday, July 27, 2018, LARRCC notified the City Clerk that sufficiency was met and provided a Certificate of Completion.
Upon receipt of the Certificate of Completion, the Cali...
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