• Support
  • Advertise
  • Locations
  • Contact
Wednesday, February 8, 2023
No Result
View All Result
NEWSLETTERS
San Clemente Times
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who
No Result
View All Result
San Clemente Times
No Result
View All Result

Council Calls for Special, General Elections

Staff by Staff
May 8, 2020 10:02AM
in EYE ON SC, News Headlines
Where and How to Vote for the Primary

People stand in line at a voting poll in San Clemente on Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2018. Photo: Eric Heinz

0
SHARES
Share on FacebookShare on Twitter

By Shawn Raymundo

The city council on Tuesday, May 5, called for a special election to fill the remaining two years on former Councilmember Dan Bane’s term. Bane resigned from elected office last month to take a job out of state.

The special election—the second one in consecutive years—will coincide with the city’s general election on Nov. 3, when two other council seats are up for grabs, as well as the positions of city treasurer and city clerk.

Voters this fall will also be asked whether term limits should be imposed on councilmembers. If the ballot measure passes, council seats will be limited to two consecutive terms, but a councilmember could serve again after a two-year lapse in service.

Councilmembers Chris Hamm and Gene James currently occupy the two seats that are up for election for four-year terms. James won last year’s special election race to serve out the final year of the late Mayor Steve Swartz’s term.

To differentiate between the general and the special elections, the city explained that candidates, upon filing their nomination papers, will need to specify whether they’re running for a four-year term or the two-year term. State law, according to the city, bars candidates from running for both open positions.

A couple of measures that had been proposed but won’t be making it on the ballot this November would have asked voters whether the city clerk and city treasurer should be council-appointed positions.

Joanne Baade is the current city clerk; the city treasurer position is currently held by Mark Taylor.

In a straw poll, the council was deadlocked over the proposal on those two measures, with Hamm and Councilmember Kathy Ward opposed to their inclusion on the ballot.

Councilors had also encountered a stalemate on the topic of appointing an interim councilmember while the city conducted its special election. In another straw poll, James and acting Mayor Laura Ferguson voted in favor of holding the discussion on the potential appointment.

With another deadlock, the council did not deliberate over the possibility of appointing a fifth member to the council.

According to the city, San Clemente’s contests are estimated to cost between $90,986 and $108,846.

As part of the decision to include the ballot measure on term limits, the council also voted to enact a subcommittee comprising Ferguson and James, who will be tasked with drafting an argument, on behalf of the council, regarding the measure.

That argument will be printed in the voter information guide, as well as the city attorney’s impartial analysis on the measure and rebuttal arguments for or against the question of enacting term limits.

According to Baade, written arguments from citizens will be due to the city by May 18, and rebuttals will be due by May 28.

The filing period for candidates interested in running for San Clemente’s elected offices is scheduled to open on July 13 and close on Aug. 7.

SR_1Shawn Raymundo
Shawn Raymundo is the city editor for the San Clemente Times. He graduated from Arizona State University with a bachelor’s degree in Global Studies. Before joining Picket Fence Media, he worked as the government accountability reporter for the Pacific Daily News in the U.S. territory of Guam. Follow him on Twitter @ShawnzyTsunami and follow San Clemente Times @SCTimesNews.

Share this:

  • Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)
  • Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)

Related

Tags: 2020 electionsChris HammCity ClerkCity Councilcity of San ClementeCity TreasurerDan BaneElectionsFeaturedGene JamesGeneral ElectionsJoanne BaadeKathy WardLaura FergusonOrange CountySan ClementeSan Clemente City CouncilSpecial Electionterm limits
ShareTweetPin
Staff

Staff

Related Posts

Operation T.A.C. Heading to State After Claiming Regional Championship

Operation T.A.C. Heading to State After Claiming Regional Championship

February 8, 2023
CoastLines by Fred Swegles: Say It Ain’t So, Mr. President!

City to Honor Late Fred Swegles with Photo Display in City Hall

February 8, 2023
San Clemente Boys Soccer Starts Fast, Beats San Juan Hills to Keep South Coast League Tight

San Clemente Boys Soccer Earns No. 4 Seed, Four SCHS Teams Slotted in CIF-SS Playoff Brackets

February 6, 2023
Editor’s Pick: 45th Annual San Clemente Ocean Festival

Council to Discuss Photo Display for the Late Fred Swegles

February 6, 2023
Next Post
City to Submit Sea Level Rise Report to Coastal Commission

Levin, Local Mayors Call on Congress for Funding to Smaller Municipalities

Discussion about this post

No Result
View All Result

SC Times Daily
Get important news and updates delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up here.

Subscriptions
Don’t get the SC Times delivered to your home? Subscribe today.

Advertising
Get new customers and drive traffic to your business. Advertise with us.

Support Local Journalism
For less than the cost of a couple of cups of coffee a month, become an “Insider” member and continue to get “Local News You Can Use” from the only independently owned, dedicated local news organization in South Orange County.

Contribute today.

Picket Fence Media is a proud member of the SoCal Media Network.

  • Archive
  • Contact Us
  • Dana Point Times
  • The Capistrano Dispatch
  • Terms of Use
  • About Us

© 2023 Picket Fence Media

No Result
View All Result
  • Calendar
    • Event Calendar
    • Submit an Event
  • Sections
    • Eye on SC
    • Soapbox
      • Submit a Letter
    • Getting Out
    • SC Living
    • Sports & Outdoors
    • SC Surf
    • Dana Point Times
    • Capistrano Dispatch
  • Digital Edition
  • Best of SC
  • Explore SC
  • Legals & Classifieds
    • Locals Only Business Directory
    • Classifieds
    • Submit a Classified
    • Obituaries
    • Announcements
    • Submit an Announcement
    • Legal & Public Notice Advertising
  • Special Publications
    • Money Matters
    • Best of San Clemente
    • A New You
    • Aging Well – For the Young at Heart
    • Crib to College
    • Festival of Whales Event Program
    • Holiday Happenings & Gift Guide
    • Triton Football Preview
    • Go See Do
    • The Green Issue
  • SC Guide
  • Real Estate
    • South County Real Estate Guide
    • Real Estate – Who’s Who

© 2023 Picket Fence Media