League of Women Voters of California Education Fund
	Alameda County, CA November 6, 2012 Election
	Measure W City Council Election Dates City of Livermore Majority Approval Required Pass: 25452 / 77.92% Yes votes ...... 7214 / 22.08% No votes See Also: Index of all Measures

Arguments For Measure W

Livermore is one of only three cities in Alameda County which elect their City Council in odd-year elections. Since Livermore has the largest number of registered voters, Livermore must pay most of the costs charged by the Registrar of Voters to conduct an election. Livermore paid the Registrar over $280,000 for the 2011 election, or over $6.00 per registered voter. For even-year elections, Livermore pays only $1.00 per registered voter because more cities participate and costs are spread over a larger population. As a comparison, Pleasanton paid $41,000 for their share of the 2010 election. Election costs have risen steadily over the last ten years and will continue to climb. Livermore's cost for the 2001 election was $67,800. It's projected that the scheduled 2013 election will cost Livermore over $300,000. Had the Council election been held in the November 2008 General Election, Livermore's cost would have been $32,000, almost ninety percent less. Measure W moves the Livermore General Election to the even-year cycle by extending the terms of the incumbent city council members and the mayor by one year. The alternative option of moving to the even-year cycle would be to hold two more odd-year elections, in which the incoming elected officials' terms would be extended by one year. With the second option, Measure X, the City would lose the opportunity to save over $500,000 by having to cover the cost of two more odd-year elections. By moving Livermore's elections to even-numbered years, it's estimated that the City will save over $250,000 per election cycle beginning next year. The City can put those funds to far better use. Voting to move the Council elections to the even-year General Election cycle simply makes good fiscal sense. Vote yes on Measure W. LIVERMORE CITY COUNCIL John Marchand, Mayor Doug Horner, Vice Mayor Stewart Gary, Council Member Laureen Turner, Council Member Bob Woerner, Council Member (No arguments against Measure W were submitted)

Full Text of Measure W

Shall the City change its general municipal election date from odd-numbered years to even-numbered years and add an extra year to the term of the existing Council members and Mayor to make that change? Fiscal Impact: Saves approximately $250,000 per election starting with the next election in 2014. 2.14.010. Date of General Municipal Elections. The general municipal elections of the City shall be held on the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November of each even-numbered year, commencing with the year 2014. All other municipal elections that may be called under the authority by the general laws shall be known as special elections. Notwithstanding the two-year term set forth in Chapter 2.04 for the office of the Mayor, the Mayor's term of office that would have expired in 2013 shall continue in the office until the November 2014 election. Notwithstanding the four-year City Councilmember term, any Councilmember whose term of office would have expired as of 2013 shall continue in their offices until the November 2014 election, and any Councilmember whose term of office would have expired as of 2015 shall continue in their offices until the November 2016 election.