HomeMy WebLinkAbout6575_CCv0001.pdf RESOLUTION NO. 6575
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDLANDS ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE OFFICE PERTAINING TO CANDIDATE
STATEMENTS SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO BE HELD IN SAID
CITY ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2007
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 of the candidate statement;
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 6, 2007, 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 time 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provided in Section 13309 of the California Elections Code, the statement may be withdrawn,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 may be required to translate candidate
statements into the following languages: Spanish.
b. Pursuant to State law, the candidate 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 hers 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 voters 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 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 only to the election to be held on November 6,
2007, and shall then be repealed.
SECTION 8. The City Clerk shall certify to the passage and adoption of this resolution.
ADOPTED, SIGNED AND APPROVED this 20th day of February, 2047.
May of the City of Redlands
ATTEST:
Cit Jerk
I, I_orrie Poyzer, City Clerk of the City of Redlands, California, do hereby certify that the
foregoing Resolution No. 6575 was duly adopted by the City Council at a regular meeting
thereof held on the 20th day of February, 2007, by the following vote:
AYES: Councilmembers Gilbreath, Gil, Gallagher, Aguilar, Mayor Harrison
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
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Lorne Poyzer, i 'C rk
City of Red lan lifornia