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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03162004 - 2004-104 7(.2) THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA Adopted this Resolution on March 16, 2004 by the following vote: •4P ---Wft "ES:st ISORS GIOIA, unm%, GURMG., DeSAUI= AM GLUM MIL. N0ES:NW ABSENT: Nm ABSTAIN: NM SUBJECT: Procedures for Elections of Resolution No. 20041104 Retirement Board Members Nos. 21 31 71 7 Alternate, 8, and 8 Alternate The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County RESOLVES THAT: Pursuant to Government Code Section 31520.1 the following procedures are adopted for the conduct of elections of the second, third, seventh, seventh alternate, eighth and eighth alternate members of the Board of Retirement. 1. Election Day. Each Election Day shall be fixed by a Supervisor's resolution upon notice by the Retirement Administrator that an election must be held. 2. Nominations shall be on forms provided by the County Clerk and filed in his office not later than a date set by this Board when calling an election. 3. Ballot Distribution. The County Clerk shall have ballots printed with the nominees' names and with blank spaces for write-in candidates. The County Clerk/Registrar shall print official ballots in accordance with the requirements for elections governed by Elections Code S 1000, et seq. Ballots not printed by the County Clerk/Registrar shall not be used in the election. The Clerk/Registrar shall have a ballot mailed to the members' residence on the date set by this Board to each member of the Retirement Association entitled to vote for a position, with a ballot envelope in which to enclose the ballot when cast, and imprinted with "Retirement Board Ballot" or similar words, together with a "return postage guaranteed" envelope addressed to the County Clerk for mailing the ballot back to him, and with instructions that the ballot shall be marked and the identification envelope signed and returned to the County Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on election day in the envelope provided. The Retirement Department shall provide the County Clerk with a list of names and addresses to which ballots shall be mailed to members. 4. Lost, Destroyed or Misplaced Ballots. Lost, destroyed or misplaced ballots shall be replaced by the Election Department of the County Clerk. The Election Department shall deputize a sufficient number of persons so that eligible voters can obtain replacement ballots. Payroll clerks or designated clerks may be deputized and authorized to issue replacement ballots. Misuse of this procedure shall be grounds for disciplinary action. 5. Notice. Notice of the election and nomination procedure shall be given by the Clerk by publishing a copy of the resolution calling and noticing an election at least once in the"Martinez News Gazette" and other county newspapers at least 10 days before the last day for receiving nominations. G. Candidates Statement. Each candidate for the Retirement Board may prepare a Candidate's Statement of Qualification on a form to be provided by the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters. The statement may include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief description, no more than 200 words in length, of the candidate's education and qualifications. The statement shall be filed in the office of the County Clerk/Registrar of Voters no later than the close of the time to file a declaration of candidacy. The County Clerk/Registrar shall send to each voter together with the ballot, at no charge to the candidate, a copy of all written statements timely filed. 7. No Use of County Sta�a[y or Time. No campaign material may be printed on County stationary or County time except official material from the Retirement Board or the Election Department. 8. Use of Bulletin Boards. Each candidate may post not more than one 8-1/2"x 11" sheet of campaign literature or a campaign sign on the main bulletin board of each County office. No posting shall be made prior to the candidate's filing of a declaration of candidacy and postings shall be removed no later than one week after the date of the election. Defacement of unauthorized removal of postings shall be grounds for disciplinary action. RESOLUTION No, 2004/104 of'3 9. Interoffice Mail. Interoffice mail service may be used for the delivery of election material. 10. Return of Ballots. Voted ballots may be returned to the Election Department in person, by U.S. mail, or by interoffice mail. 11. Tallying of Votes. Any ballot received after 5 p.m. on the Election Day shall not be counted. The County Clerk/Registrar shall use the same automatic vote counting system for tallying ballots as is regularly used for other county elections. The County Clerk/Registrar shall process the ballots in the same manner as absent voter ballots are processed pursuant to Election Code Sections 14000 et seq. except as specifically set forth herein. Prior to opening the identification envelope, the County Clerk/Registrar shall challenge all retirement ballots in identification envelopes that have not been signed by the voter. In the event that any voter votes more than once only the first ballot received by the Election Department shall be valid. The County Clerk shall cause all ballots received by him to be publicly opened. The votes shall be counted and tallied by an Election Board selected by the county clerk, which shall forthwith certify the returns to this Board and this Board shall declare the winner elected or arrange for a run-off election. The member of the Retirement Association receiving the highest number of votes for the second, third, eighth or eighth alternate position shall be declared elected. The safety member receiving the highest number of votes for member seven shall be declared the seventh member. The safety member from the Group under Government Code Section 31470.2 or 31470.4 which is other than the group from which member seven is declared elected, who receives the next highest number of votes at such election shall be declared elected as the seventh alternate member. 12. Limited Nominations. If the County Clerk receives no valid nominations for a position, he shall inform this Board, which shall call a new election therefore; and if the clerk receives only one nomination for any position, he shall notify this Board, which shall declare that person elected to the position. 13.Enforcement. The Assistant County Registrar shall be the enforcement officer in the event that any of these procedures are violated. He shall investigate complaints and report any violation to the employee's appointing authority with a recommendation for disciplinary action. A copy of his report shall be sent to the Board of Supervisors. This Resolution supersedes Resolution No. 95/474 and shall remain in full force and effect until modified by this Board. I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered on the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this le day of March 2004 John Sweeten, Clerk of the Board and County Administrator B Deputy Clerk cc.* County Administrator County Clerk-Elections Division Retirement Administrator RESOLUTION NO. 2004/104