HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 98-73RESOLUTION NO. 98 - 73
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF NATIONAL CITY ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING
TO CANDIDATES' STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE
VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD
ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1998
WHEREAS, Section 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' statements;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY DOES RESOLVE AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section
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 National City, California
on Tuesday, November 3, 1998, 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 typewritten
form 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing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 candidate's statement must be translated
and printed in Spanish.
b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the City is required to translate
candidate's statements into the following languages in addition to English: Spanish.
c. The City Clerk shall have all candidates statements translated into
the language specified in (b) above.
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SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The candidate shall be required to pay for
the cost of printing the candidate's statement in a foreign language. The City Clerk
shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the
candidates' 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 City 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
City Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
event of overpayment, the City 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. The City Clerk shall provide each candidate or the
candidate's representative with a copy of this Resolution at the time nominating
petitions are issued.
SECTION 6. All previous resolutions establishing Council Policy on
payment for candidates statements are repealed.
SECTION 7. This Resolution shall apply only to the election to be held
on November 3, 1998 and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of
this resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
Signature Page to Follow
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PASSED and ADOPTED this 10th day of July, 1998.
ATTEST:
Mic ' ael R. Dalla ' City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
George H. Eiser, III
City Attorney
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George 7Waters, Mayor
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