HomeMy WebLinkAbout1993 124 CC RESO1993 124 CC RESO (Ìì ¹ s RESOLUTION NO. 93-124
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BALDWIN PARK, CALIFORNIA, ADOPTING
REGULATIONS FOR CANDIDATES FOR ELECTIVE
OFFICE, PERTAINING TO CANDIDATES STATEMENTS
SUBMITTED TO THE VOTERS AT AN ELECTION TO
BE HELD ON TUESDAY, APRIL 12, 1994.
WHEREAS, Section 10012 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 candidates statement;
NOW, THEREFORE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BALDWIN PARK,
CALIFORNIA, DOES HEREBY RESOLVE, DECLARE, DETERMINE AND ORDER AS
FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS. That pursuant to Section 10012
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 Baldwin Park on April 12, 1994, may prepare a candidate's
statement on an appropriate form provided by the City Clerk. The
statement may include the name, and 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. Such 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 The statement may be withdrawn, but not changed, during the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 POLICY. The City Clerk shall print
any foreign language translations of candidates who request printing
in the voters pamphlet
SECTION 3. PAYMENT. The candidate shall be required to pay for
the cost of printing the candidates statement in a foreign language.
The City Clerk shall estimate the total cost of printing, handling,
translating, and mailing the candidate's statements filed pursuant
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 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. ADDITIONAL MATERIALS. No Candidate will be
permitted to include additional materials in the sample ballot
package.
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 all previous resolutions establishing council
policy on payment for candidates tatements are repealed.
SECTION 7. That this resolution shall apply at the next ensuing
municipal election and at each municipal election after that time.
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SECTION 8. That the City Clerk shall certify to the passage and
adoption of this resolution and enter it into the book of original
resolutions.
PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED ON December 1, 1993.
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