CC - 1996-48 - Adopting Regulations for Candidates for Elective OfficeRESOLUTION NO. 96-48
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, MARCH 4, 1997
WHEREAS, § 13307 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 § 13307 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 March 4, 1997, 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but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 in a foreign language.
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.
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