To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder
Report Title: DECLARE and ACCEPT the results of the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election, DECLARE candidates elected, and DECLARE Candidates to be Appointed in Lieu of Election or Appointed.
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DECLARE and ACCEPT the results of the March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election as recommended by the Contra Costa County Clerk-Recorder and Registrar, and DECLARE the candidates elected shown on the attached report and on file in the County Elections Division.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Elections Code section 15372 requires the Elections Official to prepare a Certified Statement of Results of the election and submit it to the Governing Body within 30 days of the election. A certified Statement of Votes is attached to this Board Order. The detailed Statement of Votes is available for review on the Elections Division’s webpage at <https://www.contracostavote.gov/elections/past-elections/past-election-results/>
Pursuant to Elections Code 15400, the governing body shall declare elected or nominated to each office voted on at each election under its jurisdiction the person having the highest number of votes for that office. The governing board shall also declare the results of each election under its jurisdiction as to each measure voted on at the election.
Elections Code section 10515 requires that candidates who filed for an office for which the number of candidates is equal to or less than the number required to be elected, be "Appointed in Lieu of Election" by the Board of Supervisors as if they were elected. Attached is a list of candidates who filed and were Appointed in Lieu of Election.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board not declare and accept the results of the March 5, 2024 Presidential Primary Election, the County will not be in compliance with the Election Code as provided by law.