CC - 1979-73 - Regulations for Candidates'RESOLUTION -NO'. 79= •73
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 MUNICIPAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, APRIL 8, 1980.
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 thereof;
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 the General
Municipal Election to be held in the City of Rosemead on April
8, 1980, may prepare a candidate's statement on an appropriate
form provided,by the City Clerk. Such statement may include
.the name, age and occupation of the candidate and a brief des-
cription of no more than two hundred (200) words.of the candidate's
education'and qualifications expressed by the candidate himself.
Such statement shall ,not include party affiliation of the candi-
date, 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 state-
ment may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. 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. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be per-
mitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot package.
SECTION 4. PAYMENT. The City Clerk shall.estimate the total
cost of printing,handling, translating and mailing the candidate's
statement to Pay in advance his or her pro rata share as a condi-
tion of having his or her statement included in the voter's pam-
phlet. The City Clerk shall bill each candidate for any cost in
excess of the deposit and shall refund any unused portion of any
deposit.
SECTION 5. That the City Clerk shall provide each candidate
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,''PPROVED.AND',ADOPTED ON Debember 26, 1979.
ATTEST: + Mayor o: e y (Df Rosemea Calif.
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