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ADOPT A RESOLUTION DECLARING AND CERTIFYING THE RESULTS OF THE JUNE 5, 2018, CITY OF STOCKTON, PRIMARY MUNICIPAL ELECTION
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RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that the City Council adopt a resolution accepting the results of the June 5, 2018, City of Stockton, Primary Municipal Election as certified by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters.
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Summary
The June 5, 2018, Primary Municipal Election included three seats on the City Council for Councilmembers representing Council Districts 1, 3, and 5. State of California Elections Code requires the elections official to certify the results of the election to the governing body. Having received the canvass of votes from the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters, the results are being presented to the City Council for acceptance.
DISCUSSION
State of California Election Code Sections 10262 through 10264 require the fact of the election and a statement of the results, which shall include the following, to be entered into the record and adopted by resolution:
1. The total number of votes cast in the city;
2. The names of persons voted for;
3. The measure(s) voted upon;
4. The offices for which each candidate was voted;
5. The number of votes given at each precinct to each person and for and against each measure; and,
6. The number of votes given in the city to each person and for and against each measure.
At the November 8, 2016 election, the City Charter was amended to provide for district-only voting to elect Councilmembers. If a candidate receives the majority of the votes cast by the voters of the district at the primary election, that candidate shall be deemed elected as Councilmember from that district.
Present Situation
The total number of votes cast in the City of Stockton election was 17,642. The results of the June 5, 2018, Primary Municipal Election are shown in Exhibit 1 of the resolution.
Having received 56% of the votes for Councilmember in Council District 1, Sol Jobrack is deemed elected to a four-year term to begin January 1, 2019, and ending December 31, 2022.
No candidate in the race for Council Districts 3 and 5 received a majority of the votes cast. As such, Council District 3 candidates Susan Lofthus and Paul Canepa, and Council District 5 candidates Christina Fugazi and Dyane Burgos Medina will advance to a runoff election at the November 6, 2018, General Municipal Election for their respective districts.
The Certificate of Results, Summary of San Joaquin County’s Official Final Results, and excerpt of the Statement of Votes for the City of Stockton from the San Joaquin County Primary Municipal Election held on June 5, 2018 were prepared by the San Joaquin County Registrar of Voters and are attached as exhibits to the resolution presented for adoption. The entire Statement of Votes for San Joaquin County will be on file in the City Clerk’s Office.
FINANCIAL SUMMARY
There is no financial impact to the City from this action.