Resolution 10407CITY OF ALAMEDA RESOLUTION NO. 10407
SUPPORTING AB 999 AUTHORIZING CITY COUNCILS TO
APPROVE CONDUCTING SPECIAL ELECTIONS BY MAIL BALLOT
WHEREAS, Assembly Bill No. 999 (Sher, Stirling, Peace)
is permissive legislation allowing cities to conduct special
elections by mail for the purpose of increasing voter turnout
while reducing the costs of the election; and
WHEREAS, AB 999 is a logical extension of existing election
procedures for absentee ballots and special districts which have
had the authority to conduct their elections by mail since 1979;
and
WHEREAS, experience to date throughout the State suggests
that the mail ballot election is a workable, cost-effective
procedure to maximize voter participation; and
WHEREAS, the City Clerk has estimated a savings of 40%
on the costs of conducting a City election;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ALAMEDA that said Council expresses its support of AB 999
which will authorize the conduct of certain special local elections
through the use of mailed ballots;
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution
be sent to the Governor of the State of California, The Honorable
George Deukmejian, to the authors of the bill, Assemblymen Sher,
tc Stirling and Peace, to Assemblyman Elihu Harris and Senator
Nicholas C. Petris, and to the League of California Cities.
I, the undersigned, hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution
was duly and regularly adopted and pas-sed by the Council of the
City of Alameda in regular meeting assembled on the 7th of August, 1984,
by the following vote to wit:
AYES: COUDc1lme0berJ Gorman, Hanna, Lucas, Monsef and President Diament - 5.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the
official seal of said City this 8th day of August, 1984.
Clerk of the City