Title
Resolution ordering, proclaiming, calling, giving notice of and providing for the holding of a General Municipal Election to be held in the City of Long Beach on Tuesday, the 8th day of June, 2004, for the election of a City Councilmember from the Eighth Council District, for a full term of four (4) years commencing with the third Tuesday of July, 2004; designating the ballot listing of the candidates to be voted on; and adopting provisions relating to the translations of and the charges for costs of candidate statements.
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to the Long Beach Municipal Code and the State Election Code, the City Clerk is required to conduct a canvass and certification of the April 13, 2004, Primary Nominating Election, within fourteen days.
The canvass process requires that the City Clerk perform these tasks:
(a) An inspection of all materials and supplies returned by poll workers.
(b) A reconciliation of the number of signatures on the roster with the number of ballots recorded on the ballot statement.
(c) In the event of a discrepancy in the reconciliation required by subdivision (b), the number of ballots received from each polling place shall be reconciled with the number of ballots cast, as indicated on the ballot statement.
(d) A reconciliation of the number of ballots counted, spoiled, canceled, or invalidated due to identifying marks, over-votes, or as otherwise provided by statute, with the number of votes recorded, including absentee and provisional ballots, by the vote counting system.
(e) Processing and counting any valid absentee and provisional ballots not included
in the semifinal official canvass.
(f) Counting any valid write-in votes.
(g) Reproducing any damaged ballots, if necessary.
(h) Reporting final results to the governing board and the Secretary of State, as required.
(i) Conduct of a 1 percent public manual tally.
On April 23, 2004, the City Clerk Department executed the attached City Clerk's Certificate of ...
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