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Adopt resolution 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 8, 2014, and a General Municipal Election to be held in the City on Tuesday, June 3, 2014; and
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 OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA, 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...
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