HomeMy WebLinkAboutCC RESO 12,542RESOLUTION NO. 12,542
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
WHEREAS, Section 10012 of the Elections Code
of the State of California authorizes the governing body
of any local agency to adopt regulations pertaining to
materials prepared by anycandidate for a municipal election,
including cost thereof, and
WHEREAS, it is the opinion of the Attorney
General of the State of California (No: CV 76/5, May 6, 1976)
that a candidate may not be billed for the additional cost
of preparing candidates' statements in Spanish if such
were not requested by the candidate but were required
solely by reason of recent amendments to the Federal
Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public Law 94-73, August 6, 1975);
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
NATIONAL CITY, CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE,
DETERMINE AND ORDER AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. That pursuant to Section 10012 of
the Elections Code of the State of California, each candi-
date for elective office may prepare a candidate's state-
ment 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
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
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 Such statement may be withdrawn, but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. That in compliance with the recent
amendments to the Federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 (Public
Law 94-73, August 6, 1975) 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. That the City Clerk shall send to
each voter with the sample ballot, a voter's pamphlet
which contains the statement of each candidate in English
and Spanish pursuant to law.
SECTION 4. That each candidate filing a candi-
date's statement shall be billed for the services rendered,
a sum not greater than the actual prorated costs of print-
ing and handling and such bill shall be due and payable
immediately upon receipt thereof.
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 adop-
tion 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 AND ADOPTED this 22nd day of November,
1977.
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