REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Certification of Special Election Results of August 16, 2016 - Councilmember Seat Number 4 (Unexpired Term)
Report
DISCUSSION
A Special Municipal Election was held August 16, 2016 for the purpose of electing a Councilmember to fill the unexpired term in vacant Councilmember Seat Number 4. The Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters has canvassed the returns of the election and on August 29, 2016, the City Clerk received the Registrar of Voters’ Certification of Election Results.
California Elections Code Section 10263 requires the City Council to adopt a resolution reciting the fact of the election and to declare elected the person receiving the highest votes cast for the office. The term will commence at the regular meeting during which the Certification of Election Results is approved by resolution of the Council, and will expire at the first meeting in January 2017 following the Certification of the Election Results of the November 8, 2016 General Municipal Election.
The attached resolution recites the number of votes cast and percentage of the vote received by each candidate, and declares the following person elected to the office of Councilmember Seat Number 4: Larry Klein
The votes cast and percentage of the vote received by each individual follows in the table below (Councilmember-Elect name in bold):
Councilmember Seat Number 4 - Total Votes Cast: 12,947
|
Candidate |
Votes Received |
Percentage of Votes Received |
|
|
|
Larry Klein |
7,284 |
60.24% |
|
John Cordes |
3,830 |
31.67% |
|
Stephen D. Williams |
978 |
8.09% |
Total Registration: 56,030
Precinct Ballots Cast: 1,123
Vote by Mail Ballots Cast: 11,824
Total Ballots Cast: 12,947
Voter Turnout: 23.11%
PUBLIC CONTACT
Public contact was made by posting the Council agenda on the City's official-notice bulletin board outside City Hall, at the Sunnyvale Senior Center, Community Center and Department of Public Safety; and by making the agenda and report available at the Sunnyvale Public Library, the Office of the City Clerk and on the City's website.
RECOMMENDATION
Recommendation
Adopt the Resolution Reciting the Fact of the Special Municipal Election held August 16, 2016, Declaring the Results and such other matters as provided by law.
Staff
Prepared by: Kathleen Franco Simmons, City Clerk
Reviewed by: Walter C. Rossmann, Assistant City Manager
Approved by: Deanna J. Santana, City Manager
ATTACHMENT
1. Resolution of the City Council of the City of Sunnyvale Reciting the Fact of the Special Municipal Election held August 16, 2016, Declaring the Results and such other matters as provided by law.