HomeMy WebLinkAbout2026-79 - Adopt Regulations for Candidate Statements Submitted to the Voters RESOLUTION NO. 2026 - 79
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 3, 2026.
WHEREAS, Section13307 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 candidate's 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 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 on November 3, 2026, 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. 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not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 the Federal Voting Rights Act, candidates' statement will be
translated into all languages required by the County of San Diego (County). The
County is required to translate candidates' statements into the following
languages: Spanish, Vietnamese, Filipino and Chinese.
B. The County will mail separate voter information guides and candidates'
statements in all languages required by federal and state law and identified by
the County Registrar of Voters to only those voters who are on the county voter
file as having requested a voter information guide in a particular language. The
County will make the voter information guides and candidates' statements in the
required languages available at all polling places/vote centers, on the County's
website, and in the Elections Official's office.
Section 3 PAYMENT.
A. Translations:
1. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate's
statement into any required foreign language as specified in (A).
2. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating the candidate's
statement into any foreign language that is not required as specified in (A)and/or
(B)of Section 2 above, pursuant to Federal and/or State law, but is requested as
an option by the candidate.
B. Printing:
1. The Candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing the Candidate's
Statement in English and the required languages, as specified in Section 2, in
the sample ballot pamphlets and any language the candidate chooses as an
additional option.
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 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 Clerk may require the candidate to pay the balance of the cost incurred. In the
event of overpayment, the Clerk shall prorate the excess amount among the candidates
and refund the excess amount paid within 30 days of the election.
Section 4: MISCELLANEOUS.
A) All translations shall be provided by professionally-certified translators.
B) The City Clerk shall permit formatting styles to the extent authorized by the
Registrar of Voters and consistent with prior City elections.
C) The City Clerk shall comply with all recommendations and standards set forth by
the California Secretary of State regarding occupational designations and other
matters relating to elections.
Section 5: ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No candidate will be permitted to include
additional materials in the voter information guide.
Section 6: 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 7: That all previous resolutions establishing City Council policy on payment
for candidates' statements are repealed.
Section 8: That this resolution shall apply only to the General Municipal Election to
be held on Tuesday, November 3, 2026, and shall thereafter be repealed and be of no further
force or effect.
Section 9: That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this
Resolution and enter it into the book of original Resolutions.
PASSED and ADOPTED this 30th day of June, 2026
Ro rrison, Mayor
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Shelley CI?`apel, MMC, City Clerk
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Heidi Skinner, City Attorney
Passed and adopted by the City Council of the City of National City, California, on June
30, 2026 by the following roll-call vote, to-wit:
Ayes: Yamane, Bush, Molina, Morrison
Nays: None.
Absent: Rodriguez
Recused: None.
AUTHENTICATED BY: Ron Morrison
Mayor of the City of National City, California
Shelley Chapel
4N\p0110 . City Clerk of the City of National City, California
BY:
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