REPORT TO COUNCIL
SUBJECT
Title
Adopt a Resolution Calling a General Municipal Election to be Held in the City of Sunnyvale on Tuesday, November 3, 2020 for the Election of Councilmembers from Districts 2, 4 and 6 and for the Office of the Mayor; Requesting Consolidation With the Statewide General Election and Election Services From the Santa Clara County Board of Supervisors; Providing Regulations for Candidates' Statements
Report
DISCUSSION
The City of Sunnyvale will hold a general municipal election on Tuesday, November 3, 2020, for the purpose of filling elective offices for City Councilmember Districts 2, 4 and 6 and Mayor. Pursuant to State Elections Code, the Council must adopt a resolution calling the election and requesting consolidation with the Statewide General Election and requesting the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters to provide election services.
At the March 3, 2020 election, Sunnyvale voters approved Measure B, changing the Sunnyvale electoral system from seven at-large Councilmembers to a system with six district-based Councilmembers and a Mayor elected at-large. The November 3, 2020 Election will be the first election held under the new system, with voters registered in Districts 2, 4 and 6 eligible to vote for a candidate from their respective district and all Sunnyvale voters eligible to vote for Mayor.
The nomination period for the November 3, 2020 election opens Monday, July 13, 2020 and closes at 5 p.m. Friday, August 7, 2020.
In addition to calling the General Municipal Election, the resolution requests that the Santa Clara Board of Supervisors permit the County Registrar of Voters to provide all general election services, and the City will be responsible for issuing, receiving and processing candidate nomination papers and statements; forwarding candidates' statements to the County for translation, printing and mailing to the voters; forwarding any vote by mail applications and write-in declarations received by the Office of...
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