Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout5157_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 5157 A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO MATERIALS SUBMITTED TO THE ELECTORATE AND THE COSTS THEREOF FOR THE GENERAL MUNICIPAL ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1995 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 thereof; 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 on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, 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 any partisan political organizations. The statement shall be filed 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the period for filing nomination papers and until 5:00 P.M. of the next working day after the close of the nomination period.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. a. Pursuant to State law, the candidate's statement must be translated and printed in Spanish at the candidate's request. b. Pursuant to the Voting Rights Act, the City is required to translate candidate's statements into the following language in addition to English: Spanish. C. The City Clerk shall have all candidate's statements translated into the language specified in (b) above and have all translations made available upon request in the Registrar of Voters Office. SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The candidate shall be required to pay for the cost of translating and printing of the candidate's statements into a foreign language pursuant to State and Federal law. The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling, translating, and mailing the candidate's 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 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. 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 nomination papers are issued. SECTION 6. That all previous resolutions establishing City Council policy on payment for candidate's statements are repealed. SECTION 7. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution. ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 21st day of March, 1995. Mayor of the dity of Redlands ATTEST: " r City CI 4.