To: Board of Supervisors
From: Kristin Connelly, Clerk-Recorder
Report Title: Accept and Declare results of the Special Mail Election conducted on June 17, 2025 to fill a vacancy in Trustee Area 3 of the Martinez Unified School District
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
DECLARE and ACCEPT the certified results of the June17, 2025, Special Mail Election to fill a vacancy in Trustee Area 3 of the Martinez Unified School District.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
The Special Mail Election held on June 17, 2025, was certified following the completion of the canvass period as specified by the California Election Code.
Elections Code section 15372 requires the Elections Official to prepare a Certified Statement of Results of the election and submit those certified results to the Governing Body within 30 days of the election. A certified Summary 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/>
Under 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.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
Should the Board not declare and accept the certified results of the June 17, 2025, Special Mail Election, the County will not be in compliance with the Election Code as provided by law.