CITY of ALBUQUERQUE
TWENTY FIFTH COUNCIL
COUNCIL BILL NO. R-23-186 ENACTMENT NO. ________________________
SPONSORED BY: Pat Davis, by request
RESOLUTION
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Concerning The Municipal Runoff Election To Be Held In The City Of Albuquerque, New Mexico, On Tuesday, The Twelfth Day Of December, 2023 (Davis, by request)
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CONCERNING THE MUNICIPAL RUNOFF ELECTION TO BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, ON TUESDAY, THE TWELFTH DAY OF DECEMBER, 2023.
WHEREAS, a regular local election was held to elect City of Albuquerque officials on Tuesday, November 7th, 2023, at which election the offices of City Councilor for Districts 2, 4, 6, and 8 were to be filled in accordance with the City Charter; and
WHEREAS, the preliminary results of the regular local election show no candidate received at least 50% of the vote in the election of the City Councilor for District 6; and
WHEREAS, the City Charter requires a runoff election be held within forty-five days after certification of the regular local election in the event no candidate receives 50 percent of the votes cast for a particular office.
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL, THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE:
Section 1. A municipal runoff election shall be held in the City of Albuquerque, New Mexico on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023, for those offices where no candidate received 50 percent of the votes cast for the office to be filled at the November 7, 2023 regular local election. The two candidates who received the highest number of votes cast for the office in question shall automatically become the candidates in the runoff election without further Resolution of the City Council and no filing of declarations of candidacy shall be required of such candidates.
Section 2. The runoff election shall apply only to the office of City Council District 6, in which election no candidate received 50 percent of the vote.
Section 3. The candidates in the Council District 6 runoff election shall be Jeff Hoehn and Nichole Rogers.
Section 4. All persons desiring to vote at this election must be registered to vote within the City of Albuquerque. Any person who is otherwise qualified to vote and who is not currently registered may register with the Bernalillo County Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on November 21, 2023.
Section 5. The polls for this election shall be open at 7:00 a.m. and shall close at 7:00 p.m. on Election Day. Election day voting locations shall be determined by the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office.
Section 6. Absentee voting shall be permitted as authorized by law. Absentee applications may be obtained through the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office or online through the Secretary of State’s Office.
Section 7. Early voting shall be permitted as authorized by law. Early voting will be available Tuesday, November 21, 2023 through Saturday, December 9, 2023. Locations will be closed on November 23, 24, and 25. Early voting locations will be determined by the Bernalillo County Clerk’s Office and administered as provided by law.
Section 8. This runoff municipal election Resolution shall be published once at least seven days prior to the runoff election date.
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