Chapter 2.36 ELECTIONS

Chapter 2.36
ELECTIONS

Sections:

2.36.010 General municipal election date established.

2.36.020 City officers’ election and terms of office.

2.36.010 General municipal election date established.

Pursuant to Elections Code Section 1301 and 10403.5, the general municipal election in the City of San Carlos for the offices of City Councilmembers and City Treasurer shall be the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November of even-numbered years commencing in November 2018. (Ord. 1519 § 2 (part), 2017)

2.36.020 City officers’ election and terms of office.

Pursuant to Elections Code Section 10403.5, due to the change of election date, the terms of office of the City Treasurer and City Councilmembers presently serving shall be extended by twelve months (one year) as follows:

A. Those Councilmembers of the City of San Carlos whose terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, expired following the November 2017 general municipal election shall, instead, continue in their offices until certifications of the results and administration of the oaths of office after the November 2018 general municipal election of the City of San Carlos.

B. Those Councilmembers of the City of San Carlos whose terms of office would have, prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, expired following the November 2019 general municipal election shall, instead, continue in their offices until certifications of the results and administration of the oaths of office after the November 2020 general municipal election of the City of San Carlos.

C. The City Treasurer of the City of San Carlos whose term of office would have, prior to the adoption of the ordinance codified in this chapter, expired following the November 2019 general municipal election shall, instead, continue in office until certificates of the results and administration of the oaths of office after the November 2020 general municipal election of the City of San Carlos.

The terms of City officers elected in November 2018, and in each subsequent general municipal election shall be, in accordance with State law, for a term of four years, from the Tuesday succeeding their election and until their successors are elected and qualified. (Ord. 1519 § 2 (part), 2017)

2.36.030 Electronic filing system.

A. Required Use of Electronic Filing System.

1. Except as set forth in subsection B of this section, any elected officer, candidate, committee, other person required to file specified statements, reports, forms, or other documents with the City Clerk as required by Chapter 4 (commencing with Section 84100 of Title 9 of the California Government Code, also known as the Political Reform Act), and that has received contributions or made expenditures of two thousand dollars ($2,000) or more in a calendar year, may electronically file such statements using the City’s online system according to procedures established by the City Clerk. However, to ensure reporting continuity, once a statement, report, form, or other document is filed electronically on behalf of any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person, all future statements, reports, forms, and other documents filed on behalf of that officer, candidate, committee, or other person must be filed electronically.

2. An elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person may choose not to use the electronic filing system by filing all original statements, reports, forms, or other documents in paper format with the City Clerk, until such time as the City Council determines that electronic filing is mandatory for all filers.

B. Paper Filing Not Required After Electronic Filing. Any elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person who has electronically filed a statement, report, form, or other document using the City’s online system is not also required to file a copy of that document in a paper format with the City Clerk.

C. Filing Options When a Copy Must Be Filed with City Clerk. In any instance in which an original statement, report, form, or other document must be filed with the Secretary of State or other agency, and a copy of that document is required to be filed with the City Clerk, the filer may electronically file a copy with the City Clerk, or may file in a paper format.

D. Paper Filing When Cannot File Electronically. If, for technical reasons, the City’s system is not capable of accepting a particular type of statement, report, form or other document, an elected officer, candidate, committee, or other person shall timely file that document in paper format with the City Clerk.

E. Internet Posting of Data. The City Clerk shall ensure that the City’s system makes all electronically filed statements, reports, forms, or other documents available on the internet in an easily understood format that provides the greatest public access. The data shall be made available free of charge and as soon as possible after receipt/deadline. The data made available on the internet shall not contain the street name of the persons or entity representatives listed on the electronically filed forms or any bank account number required to be disclosed by the filer. The City Clerk’s office shall also make a complete, unredacted copy of the statement, report, form, or other document available to the Fair Political Practices Commission for Government Code Section 87200 filers.

F. Records Retention. The City Clerk’s office shall maintain records according to the City’s records retention schedule and applicable State law commencing from the date filed, a secured, official version of each online or electronic statement, report, form, or other document, which shall serve as the official version of that record. (Ord. 1569 § 2, 2021)