BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
Government Code Section 84308 Applies: Yes ☐ No ☒
(If “YES” Complete Attachment A)
SUBJECT:
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Declaration of November 5, 2024, General Election and Official Results for Board of Directors District 2, and Appointment of Directors to Represent Districts 3 and 5.
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RECOMMENDATION:
Recommendation
A. Accept the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters’ Certificate of Election Results and Statement of Votes for District 2, declaring the totals to be the final results of the election, and declaring elected the person having received the highest number of votes for this office; and
B. Accept the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters’ Certificate of Election Facts and Request to Fill Elective Office by Appointment for Districts 3 and District 5.
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SUMMARY:
Elections for the seven electoral districts established pursuant to the District Act are conducted in accordance with the California Elections Code, commencing with §10500 et seq. The Election for District 2 took place on November 5, 2024, for a term beginning December 6, 2024, and ending December 2028.
Pursuant to Elections Code §15400, the governing body (Board of Directors) must accept the Statement of Votes and Certificates of Election Results and declare the totals as the final election results.
On November 5, 2024, a general election was held in the County of Santa Clara for the Santa Clara Valley Water District to elect a Director for District 2. Shiloh Ballard was elected to serve as Director for District 2, with a term concluding in December 2028. The Registrar’s Certificate of Election Results for District 2, along with the Statement of Votes, is included in Attachment 1.
For the November 5, 2024, general election, Districts 3 and 5 each had only one candidate file a Declaration of Candidacy: current District 3 Director Richard P. Santos and current District 5 Director Nai Hsueh. The Registrar of Voters (Registrar) did not receive any petitions requesting elections for these districts. Accordingly, under California Elections Code §10515, the Registrar submitted a Certificate of Election Facts and a Request to Fill Elective Office by Appointment for Districts 3 and 5 to the County Board of Supervisors as the supervising authority for the elections. The request recommended appointing Richard P. Santos and Nai Hsueh to their respective positions as Directors for Districts 3 and 5.
On September 24, 2024, the Board of Supervisors accepted the Registrar’s Certificate of Election Results, formally appointing Richard P. Santos as Director for District 3 and Nai Hsueh as Director for District 5. No elections were required for these districts. A copy of the Registrar’s Certificate of Election Facts and the Request to Fill Elective Office by Appointment is included in Attachment 2.
ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE AND EQUITY IMPACT:
There are no environmental justice and equity impacts associated with the November 5, 2024, general election, and official results. This action is unlikely to or will not result in adverse impacts and is not associated with an equity opportunity.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
There is no financial impact associated with this item.
CEQA:
The recommended action does not constitute a project under CEQA because it does not have the potential for resulting in direct or reasonably foreseeable indirect physical change in the environment.
ATTACHMENTS:
Attachment 1: Certificates of Election Results, District 2
Attachment 2: Certificate of Election, Districts 3 and 5
UNCLASSIFIED MANAGER:
Manager
Max Overland, 408-630-2749