BOARD AGENDA MEMORANDUM
SUBJECT:
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Certification of November 6, 2018 General Election and Official Results for Board of Directors District 6 and Appointment of Directors to Represent Districts 1, 4, and 7.
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RECOMMENDATION:
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A. Accept the County of Santa Clara Registrar of Voters' Statement of Votes and Certificates of Election Results for District 6, 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 County of Santa Clara Board of Supervisors Resolution No. BOS-2018-114, APPOINTING DIRECTORS TO SPECIAL DISTRICT BOARDS OF DIRECTORS IN LIEU OF THE NOVEMBER 6, 2018 GENERAL ELECTION for District 1, District 4, and District 7.
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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. Elections for Districts 1, 4, 6, and 7 were held on November 6, 2018, for terms beginning on December 7, 2018 through December 2022.
Elections Code ?15400 requires that the governing body (Board of Directors) accept the Statement of Votes and Certificates of Election Results, and declare the totals to be the final results of the election.
Districts 1, 4 and 7 each only had one candidate file a Declaration of Candidacy, current District 1 Director, John Varela, current District 4 Director, Linda LeZotte, and current District 7 Director, Gary Kremen. The Registrar of Voters (Registrar) did not receive any petitions requesting that elections be held for these districts. So, in accordance with California Elections Code ?10515, the Registrar submitted a Certificate of Election Facts and Request to Fill Vacant Office by Appointments for District 1, 4 and 7 to the County Board of Supervisors, as the supervising authority over the elections, requesting that John Varela, Linda LeZotte and Gary Kremen be ap...
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