CC - 1993-57 - Adopting Regulations for Candidates for Elective OfficeRESOLUTION NO. 93-57
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD,ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code of the State of
California provides that the governing body of any local agency adopt
regulations pertaining to materials prepared by any candidate for a
municipal election, including costs of the candidates statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ROSEMEAD,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 10012 of
the Elections Code of the State of California, each candidate for
elective office to be voted for at an Election to be held in the City
of Rosemead on April 12, 1994, may prepare a candidate's statement on
an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The statement may
include the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief
description of no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and
qualifications expressed by the candidate himself or herself. The
statement shall not include party affiliation of the candidate, nor
membership or activity in partisan political organizations. The
statement shall be filed in the office of the City Clerk at the time
the candidate's nomination papers are filed. The statement may be
withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination
papers and until 5:00 p.m. of the next working day after the close of
the nomination period.
SECTION 2. FOREIGN LANGUAGE POLICY.
a. Pursuant to state law, the candidates statement must be
translated and printed in Spanish at the candidates request.
b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the city is required to
translate candidates statements into the following languages
in addition to English: Spanish, Vietnamese, and Chinese.
c. The City Clerk shall have all candidates statements
translated into the languages specified in (b) above; have all
translations made available upon request in the office of the
City Clerk; and print Spanish translations of candidates who
request printing in the voters pamphlet.
SECTION 3. PAYMENT.
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of
printing the candidates statement in English.
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of
translating the candidates statement into any foreign language
as specified in (b) above pursuant to State and/or Federal
law.
3. The candidate shall be required to pay the cost of printing
the candidates statement in a foreign language.
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The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant to
this Section, including costs incurred as a result of complying with
the Voting Rights Act of 1965 (as amended), and require each candidate
filing a statement to pay in advance to the local agency his or her
estimated pro rata share as a condition of having his or her statement
included in the voter's pamphlet. In the event the estimated payment
is required, the estimate is just an approximation of the actual cost
that varies from one election to another election and may be
significantly more or less than the estimate, depending on the actual
number of candidates filing statements. Accordingly, the clerk is not
bound by the estimate and may, on,a pro rata basis, bill the candidate
for additional actual expense or refund any excess paid depending on
the final actual cost. In the event of underpayment, the clerk may
require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
event of overpayment, the clerk shall prorate the excess amount among
the candidates and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the
election.
SECTION 4. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted
to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate or
the candidate's representative a copy of this Resolution at the time
nominating papers are issued.
SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing council
policy on payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next ensuing
municipal election and at each municipal election after that time.
SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original
resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED and ADOPTED this 6 h day of October, 1993.
ATTEST:O
j ity: Clerk`
/ I hereby.certify that the foregoing Resolution No. 93-57 was duly and regularly
adopted by the City Council of the City of Rosemead.at a.regular meeting thereof held
on the 26th day of October, 1993, by the following vote:
Yes: Clark, Taylor, Bruesch, Vasquez, McDonald
No: None
Absent:.,' :None
Abstain: `None
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C TY, CLEP,K, . _
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