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Woodside council declines to appoint unopposed candidates; election will proceed
Summary
The Town Council of the Town of Woodside chose not to adopt three resolutions to appoint lone nominees to upcoming seats, allowing the Nov. 5, 2024 election process — including a Sept. 9–Oct. 22 write‑in window — to go forward; the council did approve one motion permitting remote attendance.
The Town Council of the Town of Woodside on Aug. 22 considered three resolutions that would have appointed the lone nominees for three council seats instead of holding the scheduled Nov. 5 election, but the council took no motion on any of the resolutions and the election process will proceed.
Staff explained to the council that because only one candidate had filed for each seat, the council could either appoint those nominees or move ahead with the election, which preserves a statutory write‑in window. Staff estimated the incremental cost of running the election at about $15,000 but said the county allocates election costs and the figure is an estimate (staff comment).
The legal and procedural context was outlined by a staff member identified in the record as Jean, who said the town prepared three separate resolutions so any incumbent could choose to recuse on the resolution affecting their seat and noted that “Elections code 10229 specifically allows for all council members…
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