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ORDINANCE NO. t>?f/~,9'
AN ORDINANCE OF THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN
BERNARDINO AMENDING ORDINANCE NO. 2048 ENTITLED, "AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF
SAN BERNARDINO PROVIDING FOR THE CONDUCTING OF THE PRIMARY AND GENERAL ELECTIONS
TO BE HELD ON EACH ODD NUMBERED YEAR IN THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO PURSUANT TO
SECTION TEN OF THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO, CALIFORNIA".
THE MAYOR AND COMMON COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SAN BERNARDINO DO ORDAIN
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION ONE: That Ordinance No. 2048, Section One, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION ONE: That a primary election shall be held on the first
Tuesday in February, 1963 and a like election shall be held on the first Tuesday
in February every four years thereafter, in the City of San Bernardino for the
nomination of candidates for the following offices:
1. Mayor;
2. Member of the City Council from the Third Ward;
3. Member of the City Council from the Fifth Ward;
4. City Clerk;
5. City Treasurer;
6. City Attorney."
SECTION TWO: That Ordinance No. 2048, Section Two, is hereby
amended to read as follows:
"SECTION TWO: That a primary election shall be held on the first
Tuesday in February, 1965 and a like election shall be held on the first
Tuesday in February,eva6y four years thereafter, in the City of San Bernardino
for the nomination of candidates for the following offices:
1. Mayor;
2. Member of the City Council from the First Ward;
3. Member of the City Council from the Second Ward;
4. Member of the City Council from the Fourth Ward.
That the members of the Council shall be nominated for the respective
offices as provided by the Charter of said City of San Bernardino, that is to
say, that said members of said Council shall be nominated from each of the
following wards by the qualified electors of said wards r~8pectively, to wit:
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The first, second, third, fourth and fifth wards."
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SECTION THREE: That Ordinance No. 2048, Section Three, Sub-sections
(a), (c), (d), (f) and (g) are hereby amended to read as follows:
"SECTION THREE: (a) That said primary elections shall be held in
accordance with the provisions of Part 1, and Chapters 1 and 2 of Part 2 of
Division XII of the Elections Code, except as otherwise set forth in this
Ordinance.
(c) That nomination papers for the following respective offices
shall be signed by voters of the area for which the candidate is to be
nominated as follows, to wit:
Mayor, City Clerk, City Treasurer and City Attorney: Not less than
twenty (20) voters, nor more than thirty (30) voters; and
Councilmen: Not less than fifteen (15) voters, nor more than
twenty-five (25) voters.
(d) Any candidate for a City office who at a primary election shall
receive a majority of all the ballots cast for candidates for the office for
which such candidate seeks nomination, shall be elected to such office.
(f) Filing fee. The City Clerk shall supply all forms required for
nominations and election to all City offices. Such forms shall be distributed
without charge to all such candidates applying therefor; provided, however,
that such forms shall not be distributed except upon the prepayment of the
filing fees. The filing fee for any office shall be two per cent of the first
year's salary for the office for which the candidate is issued papers. No
nomination papers shall be issued or filed except upon proof of said prepayment.
The filing fee shall not be refunded in the event the candidate fails to
qualify as a candidate.
(g) The City Clerk is authorized to issue to each candidate one
list of the registered voters residing within the district in which the
candidate is running for office. Such lists shall be furnished by the City
Clerk pro~tly after the closing of nominations, and as soon as such lists are
made available by the Registrar of Voters of the County of San Bernardino."
SECTION FOUR: That Ordinance No. 2048, Section Five, is hereby
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"SECTION FIVE: That the hour of seven o'clock A. M. on the date of
said elections is hereby fixed as the hour for opening the polls, and the hour
of seven o'clock P. M. of said date is hereby fixed as the hour for closing
the polls at such elections; provided, however, that if at said hour of
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closing there are any other voters in the polling places or in line at the door
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thereof who are qualified to vote and who have not been able to do so since
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appearing, the polls shall be kept open a sufficient time to enable them to
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vote, but no one who shall arrive at a polling place after seven o'clock P. M.
shall be entitled bo vote, although the polls may be open when such person
arrives. That primary and general elections shall be held at the regularly
designated polling places in each precinct as designated in the Resolution
setting forth the number of consolidated precincts and the location of each
14 polling place. The officers of election appointed and the polling places
15 designated for the primary election shall be the officers and polling places of
16 the general election so far as possible. Said Resolution shall also set forth
17 the list of the names of the election officers appointed. Each precinct board
18 shall consist of one (1) Inspector, one (1) Judge and three (3) Clerks.
19 Not earlier than the seventy-fifth nor later than the fifty-fourth
20 day before any primary election, and not earlier than the fifty-fourth day nor
21 later than the tenth day before any general municipal election, the City Clerk
22 shall publish a notice of the election at least once in one or more newspapers
23 published and circulated in the City of San Bernardino. The notice shall be
24 headed "Notice of Election", and shall contain a statement of:
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(a) The time of the election;
(b) The offices to be filled, specifying full term or short term,
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(c) The hours the polls will be open."
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SECTION ELVE: That Ordinance No. 2048, Section Eight, is hereby
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"SECTION EIGHT: That all ballots cast under the provisions of the
32 Absent Voters Law, shall in order that they may be counted, be issued, received
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1 and canvassed within the time provided for in General Law Cities."
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2 I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Ordinance was duly adopted by the
3 Mayor and Common Council of the City of San Bernardino at an adjourned regular
4 meeting thereof held on the
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ABSENT:
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approve the foregoing Ordinance this ~~ day of
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