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Recommendation to adopt resolution ordering, proclaiming, calling and giving notice of a Primary Nominating Election in the City of Long Beach, California, on Tuesday, the 8th day of April, 2014, for the nomination and/or election of candidates for five (5) offices on the City Council, and four (4) City officials, each for a full term of four (4) years, commencing with the third Tuesday of July, 2014, and adopting provisions relating to the translations of and the charges for costs of candidate statements;
DISCUSSION
Pursuant to the City Charter, on April 8, 2014, the City of Long Beach electorate will vote on the following City offices: Mayor, City Attorney, City Auditor, City Prosecutor, and Members of the City Council for Districts 1,3,5,7 and 9. The nomination period for these offices is December 16, 2013 through January 10, 2014.
In addition, pursuant to the City Charter, the State Education Code, and the State Elections Code, the Board of Education of the Long Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) and the Board of Trustees of the Long Beach Community College District (LBCCD) have requested consolidation of their governing bodies' elections with the City's Primary Nominating Election on April 8, 2014. Accordingly, the City Clerk Department is prepared to conduct the LBUSD Board of Education Election in LBUSD Districts 1, 3, and 5, and the LBCCD Board of Trustee Election in LBCCD Districts 1, 3, and 5.
FISCAL IMPACT
The FY 2014 Election Budget includes $1,461,000 for the April Primary Election and $1,344,000 for any required citywide June General Election. The actual costs for each election will depend on the number of registered voters and vote-by-mail participation rate involved in each election. Each of these cost components will ultimately drive the actual printing and postage costs. Since adoption of the FY 2014 Budget, voter registration in Long Beach has increased from 226,000 to 256,000, a gain of 30,000 voters.
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A RESOLUTION ORD...
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