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HomeMy WebLinkAbout7852RESOLUTION NO 7852 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION WHEREAS, Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California provides that, before the nominating period opens, the local agency for that election shall deter -nine whether a charge shall be levied for the candidate's statement sent to each voter A written statement of the regulations with respect to charges for handling, packaging, and mailing shall be provided to each candidate or his or her representative at the time he or she picks up the nomination papers, NOW, THEREFORE THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS does hereby resolve, declare, determine and order as follows Section 1 GENERAL PROVISIONS Pursuant to Section 13307 of the Elections Code of the State of California each candidate for elective office to be voted for at the general municipal election to be held in the City of Redlands may prepare a candidate 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 tune the candidate's nomination papers are filed Except as provided in Section 13309 of the California Elections Code, the statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5 00 P M of the next working day after the close of the nomination period Section 2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 Voting Rights Act, the City is required to translate candidate's statements into the following language Spanish b Pursuant to State law, the candidate's statement must be translated and printed in any language at the candidate's request C The City Clerk shall have all candidate statements translated into the language specified in paragraph (a) above and print any translations of candidates who so request printing in the voters pamphlet Section 3 PAYMENT The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of printing his or her candidate statement in English in the voters pamphlet and shall also be required to pay for the cost of translating and printing the statement into any required foreign language as specified in (a) and (b) above pursuant to State and/or Federal law The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidate 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 City 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 1 I IResolutions\Res 7800 7899/7852 Regulations for Candidate Statements 6 5 18 docx the actual cost that vanes 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 a copy of this resolution at the time nominating petitions are issued Section 6 All previous resolutions establishing City Council policy on payment for candidate statements are repealed Section 7 This resolution shall apply at the next ensuing municipal election and at each municipal election after that time Section 8 The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 5th day of June, 2018 ATTEST nne Donaldson, City Clerk 2 Paul W Foster, Mayor I, Jeanne Donaldson, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, California, do hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution No 7852 was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting thereof held on the 5th day of June, 2018, by the following vote AYES Councilmembers. Mayor Pro Tem Barich, Tgjeda, Momberger, James, Mayor Foster NOES None ABSENT None ABSTAIN None Je e Donaldson, City Clerk