HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council - 2025-64 RESOLUTION NO. 2025-64
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH IN SUPPORT OF IMMEDIATE
ACTION TO ENSURE A LEGALLY VALID AND TRANSPARENT
2026 GENERAL ELECTION
WHEREAS, Free and fair elections form the cornerstone of the Republic of the United
States. As stated in Reynolds v. Sims (377 U.S. 533, 1964), "the right of suffrage can be denied
by a debasement or dilution of the right of a citizen's vote just as effectively as by wholly
prohibiting the free exercise of the franchise. "; and
Election officials bear the responsibility to ensure elections remain accurate and free from
manipulation. In In re Coy (127 U.S. 731, 1888), the United States Supreme Court affirmed that
election officials must strictly adhere to federal and state laws governing process, defining
election misconduct as follows: "The evil intent consists in disobedience to the law."; and
Our constitutional system of representative government relies on four fundamental
principles for validity in our elections:
1. Accurate Voter Rolls: Election officials must maintain voter registration lists that are
current and correct, which includes facilitating the registration of eligible citizens as
well as preventing the registration of noncitizens, fictitious names, and ineligible
applicants (National Voter Registration Act, 1993).
2. Eligible Votes Only: Election officials must only count votes case by eligible citizen
voters (U.S. Constitution, Fourteenth Amendment, Section 2).
3. Vote Reconciliation: Election officials must ensure that the number of votes counted
matches the number of participating voters.
4. System Accuracy: Voting systems must achieve accuracy standards set by Congress
by limiting ballot counting errors to no more than one error per 125,000 ballots (Help
America Vote Act, 2002). Election officials must substantiate assertions of accurate
outcomes with transparent records; and
Unite 4 Freedom conducted an independent audit of the California 2024 General
Election and uncovered alarming irregularities:
• 9,539,574 material errors and omissions in the voter registration database.
• 5,588,594 votes improperly counted from these ineligible or uncertain registrants.
• 77,085 excess votes counted beyond the number of voters who participated, with
no explanation for their origin.
• 5,588,484 voting violations exceeding the legal error threshold, where only 130
errors were allowed under federal law.
The audit findings indicate severe violations of state and federal election laws and
potential fraudulent certification; and
RESOLUTION NO. 2025-64
Election accuracy is defined as the ability to capture and report voter selections without
error. By definition, only eligible citizens are voters. Election officials violate civil rights,
undermine public trust, and jeopardize national security when they certify an election that fails
to reach this standard; and
The irregularities in the official records of the 2024 General Election call into question
the validity of the election, threatening the guaranteed protection of our natural rights under a
republican form of government. This emergency inflicts immeasurable harm upon our families,
our way of life, and the fabric of these United States. It raises the specter of false representation
in US Congress and state governments—an allegation that election officials are currently unable
to disprove,
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach does hereby
resolve as follows:
SECTION 1. Immediate action is necessary to ensure a legally valid and transparent
2026 General Election by implementing the following measures:
a. Infrastructure Compliance: Election officials must ensure that all voting
systems meet Federal Information Security Modernization Act(FISMA) standards and maintain
compliance throughout the election process; and
b. Voter Verification: Verify that all voters are legally eligible U.S. citizens
before their votes are counted. If a voter's eligibility is in question, their vote must be held as
provisional until legally verified; and
c. Ballot Security: Enforce all issued and counted ballots to comply with
robust chain-of-custody protocols to secure ballots from forgery, tampering, coercion,
destruction, or injection; and
d. Accurate Counts: Ensure all voted ballots are received, and every valid
ballot is accurately counted, with any material questions resolved through unlawful adjudication
procedures and oversight; and
e. Proven Outcomes: Election officials must investigate and resolve, or if
necessary, re-administer any election that cannot be proven accurate and compliant. In every
jurisdiction, officials must provide records substantiating election and initiative results to
citizens. Additionally, officials must securely store all ballots and operational records—
including electronic records—to protect them for auditing purposes from tampering or alteration.
SECTION 2. That the Huntington Beach City Council calls upon the state of California
and federal legislators, law enforcement agencies, prosecutors,judges, and election boards to
uphold these principals, ensure legal compliance and restore public confidence in our electoral
system.
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RESOLUTION NO. 2025-64
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Huntington Beach at a
regular meeting thereof held on the 7th day of October , 2025.
INITIA ED AN,DDAAPPROVED: APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Mayor Pat urns
City ttorney
\`,. or Pro Tern Cas- i cKeon
Counn Don Kennedy
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> man Arr•rew Gruel
C ilman Butch Twining
Councl woman Cara Larr a-Van Der Mark
Coun ' n ad Williams
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Res. No. 2025-64
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss:
CITY OF HUNTINGTON BEACH )
I, LISA LANE BARNES, 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 resolution was passed and adopted
by the affirmative vote of at least a majority of all the members of said City Council
at a Regular meeting thereof held on October 7, 2025 by the following vote:
AYES: Twining, McKeon, Burns, Van Der Mark, Gruel
NOES: None
ABSENT: Kennedy, Williams
ABSTAIN: None
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City Clerk and ex-officio Clerk of the
City Council of the City of
Huntington Beach, California