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Department of City Clerk’s Office
Reference: Certify Ballot Content and set Ballot Order for the November 7, 2017 Coordinated Mail Ballot Election
To: Mayor Richard N. McLean and Members of City Council
Through: Clint Blackhurst, Acting City Manager
Prepared By: Natalie Hoel, City Clerk
Date Prepared: August 30, 2017
PURPOSE:
To approve a Resolution setting the ballot order and certifying the ballot content for the November 7, 2017 Coordinated Mail Ballot Election.
BACKGROUND:
Thirteen (13) nomination petitions were submitted to the Office of the City Clerk by the statutory deadline of 5:00 p.m. on Monday, August 29, 2017 and each of the petitions nominated an elector eligible to hold a municipal office. Thirteen (13) petitioners collected a sufficient number of eligible signatures required to nominate each candidate.
On Tuesday, August 29, 2017 and Friday, September 1, 2017 the names of candidates for Mayor and Councilmember for each ward were randomly selected by lot in the presence of at least one of the candidates for City Council to determine the order of their names on the ballot.
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• Resolution