HomeMy WebLinkAbout1988 CC RESO 15,680RESOLUTION NO. 15680
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NATIONAL CITY,
CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR
ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE
HELD ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1988
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
NATIONAL CITY, 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 FlPction to be held in the City of National City on
November 8, 1988 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but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 c-irrP of the nomination period.
SECTION 2. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall have all
candidates' statements translated into Spanish and printed in the voters
pamphlet
SECTION 3. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be
permitted 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 candidates statements filed
pursuant to the Elections Code, and require each candidate filing a statement to
pay in advance his or her pro rata share ($160.00) as a condition of having his
or her statement included in the voter's pamphlet The City Clerk shall bill
each candidate for any cost in excess of the deposit or shall refund within 30
days of the election any unused portion of the 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 this rec1ittion shall apply only to the election to
be held on November 8, 1988 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 7. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this rPclittion and enter it into the book of original re cliitions.
PASSED and AD OPTED this 12th day of July, 1988
ATTEST:
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
LJ
George H. Ficpr, $
City Attorney
George H Wa s, Mayor