City of Piedmont Elections Charter Amendment, Measure GG (November 2014)

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A City of Piedmont Elections Charter Amendment, Measure GG ballot question was on the November 4, 2014 election ballot for voters in the city of Piedmont in Alameda County, California. It was approved.

Measure GG amended the Piedmont City Charter to make the date of the city's general municipal election coincide with the statewide general election. It also made the process for selecting the officers of the Board of Education comply with California Education Code.

Election results

Measure GG
Result		Votes	Percentage
a Yes		4,326	95.12%
No		222	4.88%

Election results via: Alameda County Elections Office

Text of measure

Ballot question

The question on the ballot:

“

Shall Sections 2.01(D) and 8.01 and Section 7.05 of the Charter of the City of Piedmont be amended to conform the date of the City’s General Municipal Election with the date of the statewide General Election in November; and conform the annual selection of officers of the Board of Education to the requirements of the California Education Code, respectively as more specifically set forth in Resolution 71-14 which is on file with the Piedmont City Clerk?

”

Impartial analysis

The following impartial analysis of Measure GG was provided by the office of the city attorney:

“	Measure GG would amend the Charter of the City of Piedmont (“Charter”) related to the timing of the City’s general municipal elections, including election of members of the City Council, and the requirements applicable to the election of officers by the Board of Education. Currently, the Charter provides for the City to hold its general municipal elections, including its election of City Councilmembers, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday of February in even numbered years. Measure GG would amend the Charter to provide that general municipal elections would be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year and that the terms of Councilmembers would begin upon certification of the election results by the City Council. This Measure would also extend terms of those Councilmembers and members of the Board of Education whose terms currently expire in February 2016 and February 2018 until their successors in office have been sworn in following respectively, the November 2016 general municipal election and the November 2018 general municipal election. Measure GG would also amend the Charter’s provisions regarding the Board of Education’s election of officers. Currently, the Charter provides that the Board of Education shall annually, between July 1 and July 15, elect a President and Vice-President of the Board. This Measure would amend the Charter to provide that the President and Vice-President shall be elected annually pursuant to the requirements of the California Education Code. A “Yes” vote on Measure GG would 1) amend the Charter to provide that the City hold its general municipal elections, including its election of City Councilmembers, on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even numbered year; 2) amend the Charter to provide for the election of a President and Vice President of the Board of Education in accordance with the California Education Code; and 3) extend the terms of members of the City Council and Board of Education whose terms expire in February of 2016 and February 2018 until their successors in office have been sworn in following respectively, the November 2016 and November 2018 general municipal elections. A “No” vote on Measure GG would retain the current dates for the holding of general municipal elections, including its election of City Councilmembers in February of even numbered years and retain July elections of the President and Vice-President of the Board of Education. This Measure requires a majority vote (i.e. 50 percent plus one) to pass. The above statement is an impartial analysis of Measure GG. The full text of Measure GG is printed in the Voter's Information Pamphlet and is also available on the City of Piedmont's website at: http://www.ci.piedmont.ca.us.	”
—Michelle Marchetta Kenyon, Acting Piedmont City Attorney

See also

• Local election and voting laws on the ballot
• Alameda County, California ballot measures
• November 4, 2014 ballot measures in California

External links

Suggest a link

• Alameda County Elections Office website