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Inglewood, California, Measure SE, Election Procedures Charter Amendment (June 2018)
| Measure SE: Inglewood Election Procedures Charter Amendment |
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| The basics |
| Election date: |
| June 5, 2018 |
| Status: |
 Approved
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| Topic: |
| Local charter amendments |
| Related articles |
| Local charter amendments on the ballot June 5, 2018 ballot measures in California Los Angeles County, California ballot measures Local elections and campaigns on the ballot |
| See also |
| Inglewood, California |
A charter amendment to change election procedures was on the ballot for Inglewood voters in Los Angeles County, California, on June 5, 2018. It was approved.
| A yes vote was a vote in favor of amending the city charter to move election dates to coincide with statewide elections, beginning in 2020, and adding a one-time one-year extension to the offices of the clerk, treasurer, council members, and school board members. |
| A no vote was a vote against amending the city charter to move election dates to coincide with statewide elections, thereby maintaining local election dates in odd-numbered years. |
Election results
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Inglewood Measure SE |
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| Result | Votes | Percentage | ||
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9,452 | 73.76% | ||
| No | 3,363 | 26.24% | ||
Text of measure
Ballot question
The ballot question was as follows:[1]
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Shall the Inglewood City Charter be amended to: (1) change the City’s General Municipal Election date for all elective offices to a Statewide Election date commencing in 2020; (2) extend the terms of office of all affected officials one-time and by one year to transition to the new election date; and (3) change the runoff election date to an established election date?[2] |
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Impartial analysis
The following impartial analysis of the measure was prepared by the office of the Inglewood City Attorney:
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Currently, the Inglewood city charter (charter) provides that general municipal Elections shall be held in April of odd-numbered years for the following offices whose Terms expire in such year: City Clerk, City Treasurer, City Council members, and Inglewood unified school district board members. In 2015, Governor Brown signed the California Voter Participation Rights Act (act) Into law. The Act required political subdivisions that have a history of low voter turnout To consolidate their non-statewide election dates with a statewide election date by no later Than November 2022. In 2017, the California Attorney General issued an opinion Concluding that this act applies to charter cities and to local school districts whose Elections are governed by city charters. Cities that do not comply with the Act may be subject to lawsuits and required to pay Reasonable attorney's fees. This measure would comply with the act by amending the Charter to change the City's General/regular election dates to a statewide election date, as defined by state law, Commencing in 2020. The measure does not specify a particular statewide election date, Currently in June or November of even-numbered years, because the California Legislature may change the definition of statewide election dates" from time to time. This measure would permit a one-time, one year extension of terms of office of the City Clerk, City Treasurer Councilmembers and School Board Members, to Transition to even-numbered year elections. There is no need to extend the term of office For Mayor because it already falls in an even-numbered year. Lastly, this measure would change the City's runoff election date to an established Election date, as defined by state law. A-"YES" vote approves the measure. A-"NO" vote rejects the measure.[2] |
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| —Inglewood City Attorney[3] | ||
Path to the ballot
This measure was put on the ballot through a vote of the governing officials of Inglewood, California.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ County of Los Angeles, "Statewide Direct Primary Election - Measures Appearing on the Ballot," accessed April 14, 2018
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ City of Inglewood, "Impartial Analysis," accessed April 15, 2018
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