RES-2024-086RESOLUTION NO. 2 0 2 4 - 0 8 6
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
ANAHEIM, CALIFORNIA, ACCEPTING THE CERTIFICATION
OF THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTRAR OF VOTERS AS TO
THE VERIFICATION OF SIGNATURES OF THE INITIATIVE
PETITION ENTITLED "CITY OF ANAHEIM FOR -PROFIT
HOSPITAL GROSS RECEIPTS TAX INITIATIVE"
WHEREAS, on January 10, 2024 proponents of an initiative measure entitled "City of
Anaheim For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative" ("Initiative") submitted a Notice of
Intention and written text of the measure and requested that a title and summary be prepared by
the City Attorney for the measure in order to circulate the petition; and
WHEREAS, on January 25, 2024 the City Attorney prepared and provided an official
ballot title and summary for the proposed Initiative for use by the proponents for publication and
circulation of the petition; and
WHEREAS, the Anaheim City Clerk contacted the Orange County Registrar of Voters to
determine the number of registered voters in the City of Anaheim, as of its last report to the
Secretary of State pursuant to Elections Code Section 2187, effective February 8, 2024, and the
Clerk determined that the number of registered voters in the City was 167,875; and
WHEREAS, the initiative petition would require at least 16,788 (10%) valid signatures to
be sufficient to qualify for a regular election; and
WHEREAS, the petitions regarding the initiative were accepted for filing by the City
Clerk on June 10, 2024 and were then submitted to the Orange County Registrar of Voters on
June 10, 2024 for signature verification; and
WHEREAS, the results of the signature verification conducted by the Orange County
Registrar of Voters established that 26,340 of the 27,479 signatures on the petition were
examined of which 16,801 were found to be valid; and
WHEREAS, the number of signatures qualified, 16,788, is the minimum number of
signatures required for a regular election pursuant to Elections Code Sections 9215 and 1405;
and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Registrar of Voters has prepared the "Certificate as to
the Verification of Signatures on Petition" attached as Exhibit "A"; and
WHEREAS, Elections Code Section 9114 requires that the voter initiative petitions be
submitted to the City Council at the next regular City Council meeting following the
certification.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Anaheim
hereby accepts the Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition regarding the
initiative petition.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 23ra day of July, 2024
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz,
Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
CITY OF ANAHEIM
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MAYOR OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
ATTEST:
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CITY CLERK OF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
EXHIBIT A
Certificate as to the Verification of Signatures on Petition
CERTIFICATE AS TO VERIFICATION
OF SIGNATURES ON PETITION
State of California)
)ss.
County of Orange)
I, Bob Page, Registrar of Voters of the County of Orange, do hereby
certify that I am the county officer having charge of the registration of voters in
the County of Orange, and I have examined, or caused to be examined, the
signatures contained on the initiative petition submitted to the City of Anaheim,
"For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative."
I further certify that from said examination I have determined the following
facts regarding this document:
Number of signatures filed: 27,479
Number of signatures requested: 16,800
Number of signatures verified: 26,340
Number of signatures found valid: 16,801
Number of signatures found invalid: 9,539
Invalid because of Duplicate: 355
WITNESS my hand and Official Seal this 18th day of July, 2024.
BOB PAGE
Registrar of Voters
Orange County
@I Petition Result Breakdown
*****AA197 City of Anaheim For -Profit Hosp Gross Receipts Tax Initiative
City of Anaheim For -Profit Hospital Gross Receipts Tax Initiative
Signatures Required
16800
Raw Count
27,479
Sample Size
27,479
Percent of Sigs
Percent of
Sigs Checked
26,340
Checked
Sample Size
Sigs Not Checked
1,139
4.1 %
Sigs Valid
16,801
63.8 %
61.1 %
Sigs Invalid
9,539
36.2 %
34.7 %
Duplicated
355
1.3 %
1.3 %
Non -duplicate Invalids
9,184
35.0 %
33.4 %
RESULT ABBR
RESULT DESCRIPTION
Approved
Approved
16,801
63.8 %
NotReg
Not Registered
4,215
16.0 %
OutOfDist
Out of District
233
0.9 %
Duplicate
Signed more than once
355
1.3 %
RegLate
Registered Late
98
0.4 %
RegDiffAdd
Registered at a Different Address
927
3.5 %
Declncmp
Declaration Incomplete
108
0.4 %
NoResAdd
No Residence Address Given
9
0.0 %
NoSig
No Signature
9
0.0 %
SigNoMatch
Signatures Don't Match
3,585
13.6 %
STATISTICS SUMMARY Value % Raw % Req I
Pages Processed
7127
100.0 %
Total Checked
26340
95.9 % 156.8 %
Uncorrected Valid
16801
61.1 % ° 100.0 /o Min Required (95%): 15960.0
Duplicate Adjustment
0
Min Required to pass
Estimated Valid
16801
61.1 % 100.0 Based on Sample (110%): 18480.0
PCMR012 - Petition Result Breakdown Page 1 of 1
Printed: 7/18/2024 3:35:13PM
CLERK'S CERTIFICATE
STATE OF CALIFORNIA )
COUNTY OF ORANGE ) ss.
CITY OF ANAHEIM )
I, THERESA BASS, City Clerk of the City of Anaheim, do hereby certify that the foregoing is the
original Resolution No. 2024-086 adopted at a regular meeting provided by law, of the Anaheim
City Council held on the 231 day of July, 2024 by the following vote of the members thereof:
AYES: Mayor Aitken and Council Members Kurtz, Diaz, Leon, Rubalcava, Faessel and
Meeks
NOES: None
ABSTAIN: None
ABSENT: None
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 24th day of July, 2024.
C*CRKF THE CITY OF ANAHEIM
(SEAL)