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May 3, 2005
Special Election Calendar
CSA 11 M
The materials contained in this calendar represent the research and
opinions of the staff at the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department. The contents of
this calendar and any legal interpretations contained herein are not to be relied upon as
being correct either factually or as legal opinion. Reliance on the content without prior
submission to and approval of your appropriate public counsel is at the reader’s
risk.
Please call 831-454-2060 if you have any questions or comments or visit
our website at www.votescount.com Thank you.
All references are to the California Elections Code unless
otherwise noted.
Calendar Key – "E" stands for Election. The minus sign
and the number after "E" indicates the number of days until the election. The
plus sign and the number after "E" indicates the number of days after the
election.
If there is an asterisk by the date, the deadline falls on a weekend or
holiday and, in most cases, has been moved to the next business day.
Jan. 11
(E-112) |
Board of Supervisors Call
Special Election for May 3, 2005
Resolution was adopted authorizing an all mail ballot special
election to be held on May 3, 2005 for the registered voters residing within CSA 11M to
vote on a measure to authorize the levying of a special tax of $98.00 per residential unit
effective July 1, 2005, through June 30, 2035.
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Jan. 12 to
Jan. 21
(E-111 – E-102) |
10-day Public Inspection for
ballot measure
10-day public inspection of ballot text and abbreviated ballot
statements (ballot questions) will begin the day after the ballot materials are filed and
continue for 10 continuous days. Documents will be on public display at the Elections
Department, 701 Ocean St., Room 210, Santa Cruz.
During this period, any voter of the jurisdiction or the county
elections official may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the
materials to be amended or deleted.
§9190, 9380
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Feb. 4 or
sooner if possible
(E-88) |
Publish Notice Setting
Deadline for Filing Arguments & Central Counting
The county elections officials will publish a notice setting the
deadline for filing arguments for and against ballot measures for special district and
school district measures. This notice may be combined with the central counting place
notice.
§9316, 9502, 12109 |
Feb. 14
(E-78) |
Deadline for Filing Arguments
300-word arguments may be submitted by this date.
§9501
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Feb. 15
– Feb. 24
(E-83 to E-74) |
10-day Public Inspection for
Arguments
10-day public inspection of arguments filed. Documents will be on
public display at the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department, 701 Ocean St., Room
210, Santa Cruz.
During this period, any voter of the jurisdiction or the county
elections official may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the
materials to be amended or deleted.
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Feb. 24
(E-68) |
Deadline for Filing County
Counsel’s Impartial Analysis and County Auditor’s Impartial Analysis.
500-word impartial analysis must be submitted by this date.
§9313, 9500
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Feb. 24
(E-68) |
Deadline for Filing Rebuttals
250-word rebuttals may be submitted by this date.
§9317, 9504
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Feb. 25 to
Mar. 7
(E-67 to E-57) |
10-day Public Inspection for
Rebuttals and Analyses
10-day public inspection of rebuttals and analyses filed. Documents
will be on public display at the Santa Cruz County Clerk/Elections Department, 701 Ocean
St., Room 210, Santa Cruz.
During this period, any voter of the jurisdiction or the county
elections official may seek a writ of mandate or an injunction requiring any or all of the
materials to be amended or deleted.
§9190, 9380
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Mar. 4
(E-60) |
First Day for Special Absentee
Ballots
First day to process special absentee ballots for voters.
§300, 3103
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Apr. 4
(E-29) |
Mail Voter Pamphlet and
Ballots to Qualified Voters
The Voter Pamphlet and Ballot will be mailed to all registered
voters residing within CSA 11M.
§3001, 3003
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Apr. 18
(E-15) |
Deadline to register to vote
in the May 3 Election
Closing date for registration in this election.
The county elections official shall accept an affidavit of registration
executed as part of a voter registration card in the forthcoming election if the affidavit
is executed on or before the 15th day prior to the election, and if any of the following
apply:
1) The affidavit is postmarked on or before the 15th day prior to the
election and received by mail by the county elections official.
2) The affidavit is submitted to the Department of Motor Vehicles or
accepted by any other public agency designated as a voter registration agency pursuant to
the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. Sec. 1973gg) prior to the election.
3) The affidavit is delivered to the county elections official by means
other than those described in paragraphs (2) and (3) on o before the 15th day prior to the
election.
§2107 |
May 3
(E) |
Election Day
The County Clerk/Elections Department will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. to serve
as a ballot return center or to assist voters who may require a second ballot.
§1000, 14212
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May 4 –
May 31
(E+1 to E+28) |
Official Canvass
The official canvass of precinct returns is to be completed during this time. Due to
the number of voters in this election, the certified statement of the vote should be ready
soon after Election Day, May 3.
§15301, 15372
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May 24
(E+21) |
Statement of Vote on Board of
Supervisors Agenda
The elections official shall prepare a certified statement of
results of the election and submit it to the Board of Supervisors and mail a copy to each
school district.
§15372
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5 days after
canvass |
Recount May be Requested
Within five (5) days after the completion of the official canvass,
any voter may request a recount by filing a written request with the Elections Official
and specifying which measure is to be recounted.
The request may specify the order of the precincts for the recount, and the petitioning
voter shall, before commencement of each day’s recount, deposit such sum as the
official requires to cover the costs (approximately $500 per day).
"Completion of the canvass" shall be presumed to be the time when the
elections official signs the certified statement of vote.
§15620, 15622, 15624
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Period
following election |
Document Retention Rosters of voters and indexes will be preserved for five years following
the date of the election (until May 3, 2010)
Elec. Code §17300
Ballots, absentee ballot identification envelopes, spoiled ballots,
canceled ballots, unused ballots and ballot receipts will be preserved for six months
following the date of the election (November 3, 2005).
Elec. Code §17302
If no legal action or proceeding is then pending, the materials listed above may be
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