HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 13,196RESOLUTION NO. 13,196
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING REGULATIONS
FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE, PERTAINING
TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND
THE COSTS THEREOF FOR ANY MUNICIPAL Rr3 CTION TO
BE HELD IN SAID CITY, AND RESCINDING RESOLUTION
NO. 12,542.
[SEAS, 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 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 any Municipal Election to be held in
the City of National City, 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 description of
no more than 200 words of the candidate's education and qualifications
expressed by the candidate himself. Such statement shall not include
party affiliation of the candidate, 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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during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. SPANISH LANGUAGE. The City Clerk shall print
ballots and sample ballots bi-lingually and Voters Pamphlets only in
English with a paragraph. (in both languages) stating that any voter may
receive a Spanish translation at no cost to the voter by requesting it
from the City Clerk.
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
statements filed pursuant to the Elections Code, and require each candi-
date filing a statement to pay in advance his or her pro rata share as
a condition of having his or her statement inclnc9Pd 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 the Resolution at the time
niminating 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, APPROVED AND ADO PTyFD O�i� Fj EMBER 18, 1979.
Mayor of the City of National City, California
City Clerk of the City of National City, California