CC - 1977-76 - Regulations for CandidatesRESOLUTION NO. 77-76
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF ROSEMEAD, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE,.PERTAINING
TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND
THE COSTS THEREOF, FOR THE GENERAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, THE 7TH
DAY OF MARCH, 1978
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State
of California authorizes the governing body of any local agency
to adopt regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any
candidate for a municipal election,.including costs thereof;
and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney General of the
State of California(No.CV 76/5, May 6, 1976) that a candidate
may not be billed for the additional cost of preparing candi-
dates' statements in Spanish if such were not requested by the
candidate but were required solely by reason of recent amend-
ments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965(Public Law 94-73,
August 6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER
AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 10012 of the Elections
Code of the State of California, each candidate for elective of-
fice to be voted for at the General Municipal Election to be held
in the City of Rosemead on the 7th day of March, 1978, may prepare
a candidate's statement on an appropriate form provided by the
City Clerk. Such statement may include the name, age and occupa-
tion of the candidate and a brief description of no more than two
hundred (200) words-of the candidate?dsieducation,arid qualifica
tions expressed by the candidate himself. Such statement shall
not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor membership or
activity in partisan political organizations. Such statement
shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time the
candidate,'.s nomination papers are filed. Such statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomina-
tion-papers and until 5:00 p. m..of the next working day after .
the close of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. That in compliance with the recent amendments
to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965(Public Law 94-73, August
6, 1975) the City Clerk shall provide a Spanish translation-.Of
the candidate's statement to be included in the Voter's Pamphlet
and mailed with the sample ballot.
SECTION 3. That the City Clerk shall send to each voter
with the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet which contains the
statement of each candidate in English and Spanish pursuant to
law.
SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candidate's state-
ment shall be billed for the services rendered, a sum not greater
than the actual prorated costs of printing and handling and such
bill shall be due and payable immediately upon receipt thereof.
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SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candi-
date or the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution
at the time nominating petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage
and adoption of this Resolution; shall enter the same in the book
of original Resolutions of said City; and shall make a minute of
passage and adoption thereof in the records of the proceedings of
the City Council of said City, in the minutes of the meeting at
which the same is passed and adopted.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of November
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