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AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH
AMENDING THE HUNTINGTON BEACH MUNICIPAL CODE BY AMENDING
SECTION 2.07.070 RELATING TO ELECTION CYCLES
WHEREAS, the City Council desires to amend the Huntington Beach Municipal Code
related to election cycles,
NOW, THEREFORE,the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
ordain as follows:
SECTION 1. That Section 2.07.070 of the Huntington Beach Municipal Code is hereby
amended to read as follows:
2.07.070 Election cycle.
(a) City Council, City Clerk, City Treasurer, and City Attorney Elections. For purposes of the
limits of this Chapter, as applied to elections for City Council, City Clerk, City Treasurer,
and City Attorney,the final date for contributions shall be December 31 of the year in which
the election for the open position was held. Contributions made after the final date shall be
deemed contributions for the next election cycle.
(b) Examples of the Election Cycle. January 1, 1987, to December 31, 1990, was the "Election
Cycle" for the 1990 election. Pursuant to Section 2.07.070 Election Cycle, the four(4) year
period for purposes of applying the interpretation of the Campaign Ordinance Election Cycle
2.07.070(a) shall be as follows:
Example 1.
1992 Election Cycle - Three Council Seats and City Clerk and City Treasurer: January 1,
1989 -December 31, 1992.
(1) The "last election" was November 1988.
(2) December 31, 1988, was the last or final date for receipt of campaign contributions for
the 1988 election.
(3) January 1, 1989, began the election cycle for the 1992 election.
(4) December 31, 1992, ended the election cycle for the 1992 election.
Example 2.
1994 Election Cycle - Four(4) Council Seats and City Attorney: January 1, 1991 -
December 31, 1994.
(1) The "last election" was November 1990.
(2) December 31, 1990, was the last or final date for receipt of campaign contributions for
the 1990 election.
(3) January 1, 1991, began the election cycle for the 1994 election.
(4) December 31, 1994, ends the election cycle for the 1994 election.
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Example 3.
1996 Election Cycle - Three (3) Council Seats and City Clerk and City Treasurer: January 1,
1993 -December 31, 1996.
(1) The "last election" was November 1992.
(2) December 31, 1992, was the last or final date for receipt of campaign contributions for
the 1992 election.
(3) January 1, 1993, began the election cycle for the 1996 election.
(4) December 31, 1996, ends the election cycle for the 1996 election.
(c) Recalls. For purposes of the limits of this Chapter, campaign contributions made at any time
after a committee has been formed,pursuant to the provisions of the Political Reform Act, in
support of a recall election or after the City Clerk has approved a recall petition for
circulation and gathering of signatures, whichever occurs first, shall be considered
contributions during a recall election cycle. A recall election cycle shall end whenever any
of the following occur:
(1) The recall proponents fail to return signed petitions to the City Clerk within the time
limits set forth in the California Elections Code.
(2) All committees formed in support of the recall have been terminated pursuant to the
provisions of the Political Reform Act.
(3) Ten (10) days after a recall election has been held.
SECTION 2. This ordinance shall become effective 30 days after its adoption.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 21 s t day of August , 2006.
Mayor
ATTEST: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, JOAN L. FLYNN,the duly elected, qualified City Clerk of the City of
Huntington Beach, and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council of said City, do hereby
certify that the whole number of members of the City Council of the City of Huntington
Beach is seven; that the foregoing ordinance was read to said City Council at a re ular
meeting thereof held on the 7th day of August,2006, and was again read to said City
Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 21st day of August,2006, and was
passed and adopted by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of
said City Council.
AYES: Bohr, Green, Coerper, Sullivan, Hardy, Hansen, Cook
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
I,Joan L.Flynn,CITY CLERK of the City of Huntington
Beach and ex-officio Clerk of the City Council,do hereby
certify that a synopsis of this ordinance has been
published in the Huntington Beach Fountain Valley
Independent on August 31,2006.
In accordance with the City Charter of said City
Joan L.Fl nn CityClerk y Clerk and ex-offici Jerk
� Deputy City Clerk of the City Council of the City
of Huntington Beach, California