HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution No. 2026-29 | Resolution Calling the November 3rd, 2026 General Municipal Election | Adopted 05/04/2026
RESOLUTION 2026-29
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
GILROY CALLING A GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION FOR
MUNICIPAL OFFICES, REQUESTING THE SANTA CLARA
COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS CONSOLIDATE WITH THE
STATEWIDE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD
NOVEMBER 3, 2026 PURSUANT TO CALIFORNIA ELECTIONS
CODE SECTION 10403, AND REQUESTING SERVICES OF THE
REGISTRAR OF VOTERS
WHEREAS, § 1400 of the City Charter of the City of Gilroy provides that a general
municipal election shall be held on the regular election date established by the Elections Code of
the State of California for the statewide Election in each even-numbered year, commencing with
the year 2010, for the election of officers and for such other purpose as the City Council may
prescribe; and
WHEREAS, § 13307 of the California Code provides that the City may adopt regulations
pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a municipal election, including costs of the
candidate's statement.
WHEREAS, it is desirable that the General Municipal Election be consolidated with the
Statewide General Election to be held on the same date, and that within the City that the election
be held in all respects as if there were only one election, and that the Santa Clara County Registrar
of Voters canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL AS
FOLLOWS:
Section 1. A General Municipal Election is hereby called in the City of Gilroy to be held
on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the purposes of electing a Member of the City Council from
District “ 4”, a Member of the City Council from District “5”, and a Member of the City Council
from District “6”, each for four (4) year full terms.
Section 2. Pursuant to § 13307 of the California Elections Code, each candidate for elective
office to be voted for in the City of Gilroy on November 3, 2026, may prepare a candidate's statement
on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk, as the City's Election Official, or her designee.
The statement may include the name, age, and occupation of the candidate, and a brief description
of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications expressed by the
candidate themselves. The statement shall not include the party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations. Any candidate's statement submitted shall
be limited to a recitation of the candidate's own personal background and qualifications and shall
not in any way make reference to other candidates for that office or to another candidate's
qualifications, character, or activities.
Section 3. The candidate's statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk when
the candidate's nomination papers are returned for filing. Except as provided in California
Elections Code Section 13309, the statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period
for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of the
nomination period.
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Section 4. The candidate shall be required to pay for one-half of the cost of printing,
handling, and mailing said candidate's statement, and are to be paid at the time of submittal of said
candidate's statement.
Section 5. No candidate will be permitted to include additional materials in the sample
ballot package, and the City Clerk or their designee shall provide each candidate or their
representative with a copy of this Resolution at the time nomination papers are issued.
Section 6. Pursuant to Elections Code Sections 10551 and 15651 and Gilroy City Charter
Section 402, if any two or more persons receive an equal and the highest number of votes for an office
to be voted for within the city, the Council shall proceed to determine the election of such candidates
by lot.
Section 7. Pursuant to § 10522 of the Elections Code of the State of California, a current
map showing the City boundaries has been submitted to the Registrar of Voters.
Section 8. The City Council hereby requests, consents to and orders that the general
municipal election be consolidated with the statewide election to be held on Tuesday, November
3, 2026, and that upon consolidation the election shall be held and conducted; election officers
appointed; ballots and elections guides printed and mailed; election supplies provided; polls
opened and closed; ballots opened and returned; return results canvassed and certified to the City
Clerk, and all other proceedings in connection with the election to be regulated and completed by
the Registrar of Voters of Santa Clara County.
Section 9. Said election shall be held in all respects as if there were only one election,
and only one form of ballot shall be used.
Section 10. Pursuant to California Elections Code § 10262 (b), the City Clerk, upon receipt
of the results of the consolidated election, shall certify the results to the City Council no later than
the next regularly scheduled meeting of the City Council following the presentation of the returns,
or at a special meeting called for this purpose, to declare the results and to install the newly elected
officers.
Section 11. Pursuant to California Elections Code § 10403, the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Santa Clara is hereby requested to consent and agree to the consolidation of a General
Municipal Election with the Statewide General Election on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, for the
purposes of the election of Officers, and the City Clerk shall file with the Board of Supervisors
and the Santa Clara County Registrar of Voters, certified copies of this resolution at least eighty -
eight (88) days prior to the herein referenced General Municipal Election.
Section 12. Pursuant to the provisions of Elections Code § 10002, the Santa Clara County
Registrar of Voters is authorized to canvass the returns of the General Municipal Election. The City
of Gilroy recognizes that additional costs will be incurred by the County by reason of this
consolidation and agrees to reimburse the County for any and all related costs of consolidation.
Section 13. The City Council acknowledges that the consolidated election will be held
and conducted in accordance with the provisions of law regulating the Statewide General Election
in the manner prescribed in California Elections Code § 10418.
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Section 14. The City shall reimburse the County for services performed when the
work is completed and upon presentation to the City of a properly approved bill.
Section 15. As required by California Elections Code § 12101 and 12102, the City
Clerk shall publish the notice of said election in the City no earlier than the 127th day before
the election, and no later than the 113th day before the election to fill offices.
Section 16. That the City Clerk is directed to forward without delay to the Board
of Supervisors and to the County Election Department, each a certified copy of this
resolution.
Section 17. The City Clerk is directed to cause the notice of the election to be
published in accordance with the provisions of the California Elections Code. The notice
of the General Municipal Election provided for herein shall be published in a newspaper
of general circulation within the City of Gilroy.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Gilroy at a regular meeting
duly held on the 4th day of May 2026 by the following roll call vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: BRACCO, CLINE, FUGAZZI, HILTON,
MARQUES, RAMIREZ, BOZZO
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: NONE
APPROVED:
Greg Bozzo, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Kim Mancera, City Clerk
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CERTIFICATE OF THE CLERK
I, KIM MANCERA, City Clerk of the City of Gilroy, do hereby certify that the attached
Resolution No. 2026-29 is an original resolution, or true and correct copy of a City Resolution,
duly adopted by the Council of the City of Gilroy at a Regular Meeting of said Council held
Monday, May 4, 2026 with a quorum present.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the Official Seal of the
City of Gilroy this Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
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Kim Mancera
City Clerk of the City of Gilroy
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